Contributory negligence in the Supreme Court

Eleanor J. Russell

Contributory negligence in the Supreme Court

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Abstract

The author examines the issue of contributory negligence in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Jackson v Murray [2015] UKSC 5; 2015 S.L.T. 151. She considers the approach which is adopted in relation to child pursuers against whom the defence is taken as well as the approach taken by appeal courts where an attack is made upon the apportionment made by the court below.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-47
Number of pages	9
Journal	Scots Law Times
Volume	9
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

court cases
contributory negligence

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