Anns v Merton London Borough Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:area |
tort law
negligence law |
| gptkbp:citation |
[1977] 2 All ER 492
[1977] 2 WLR 1024 [1978] AC 728 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
12 May 1977
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:London_Borough_of_Merton
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
Anns and Others v London Borough of Merton
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Anns v Merton London Borough Council
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced tort law in the UK and Commonwealth
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Lord_Keith_of_Kinkel
gptkb:Lord_Wilberforce gptkb:House_of_Lords gptkb:Lord_Russell_of_Killowen Lord Salmon Lord Simon of Glaisdale |
| gptkbp:overruledBy |
Murphy v Brentwood District Council
|
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
Mr. Anns and others
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
duty of care in negligence
|
| gptkbp:principle |
negligence
duty of care |
| gptkbp:significance |
established two-stage test for duty of care
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| gptkbp:subject |
building regulations
local authority liability |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lord_Wilberforce
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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