XVW & YZA v Gravesend Grammar Schools for Girls & Anor [2012] EWHC 575 (QB) (13 March 2012)

Neither defendant breached their duty of care; Aaron Juan was not in a relationship with defendants sufficient for vicarious liability; supervision and risk assessment were reasonable; criminal acts were not foreseeable nor preventable by reasonable precautions.

Citation: [2012] EWHC 575 (QB)
Parties: Claimant: XVW; Claimant: YZA; 1st Defendant: Gravesend Grammar Schools for Girls; 2nd Defendant: Adventure Life Signs Ltd
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 13 March 2012
Procedural Posture: Personal Injury / Negligence Claim / High Court Judgment
Outcome: Claims dismissed
Legal Topics: Vicarious Liability, Duty of Care, School Trips, Negligence, Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties

Tort Law Education Law Vicarious Liability Duty of Care School Trips Negligence Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties

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Parties

XVW

Claimant

YZA

Claimant

Gravesend Grammar Schools for Girls

1st Defendant

Adventure Life Signs Ltd

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury / Negligence Claim / High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether defendants owed and breached a duty of care to claimants during school expedition
2 Whether defendants are vicariously liable for criminal acts of third party (Aaron Juan)
3 Adequacy of supervision and risk assessment for school trip

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Claims dismissed