| Abstrakt: |
Is there a difference between the duty of care owed by an occupier to a trespasser under the Occupiers Liability Act 1984 and that owed to a lawful visitor under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957, as far as personal injuries are concerned? Not really, in the light of Tomlinson v. Congleton Borough Council [2002] EWCA Civ 309, where the Court of Appeal (Ward and Sedley L.JJ., Longmore L.J. dissenting) held the defendant Council liable for spinal injuries sustained by an 18-year-old who dived into the Councils lake, having seen one or more notices reading DANGEROUS WATER: NO SWIMMING, and hit his head on the bottom. His damages were reduced by two-thirds for contributory negligence. |
