Abstract
Explains, using case law, the conditions for the application of res ipsa loquitur and the rebuttal of the inference of negligence, focusing on Thomson v Iceland Foods Ltd (SAC) that res ipsa loquitur applied in circumstances where a supermarket customer was injured after tripping on a raised edge of a doormat within the store, and the supermarket operator had not offered an explanation to displace the inference of negligence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 95-100 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Scots Law Times |
| Volume | 2025 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Apr 2025 |
Keywords
- Res ipsa loquitur