Breakspeare v Pawlowski

Breakspeare v Pawlowski

Permission to appeal is granted because the trial judge's findings regarding the defendant's failure to observe the claimant and the allocation of liability are debatable and not a foregone conclusion.

Parties
Claimant/appellant: Andrew Mark Breakspeare; Defendant/respondent: Scott Pawlowski
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 March 2006
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
permission to appeal granted
Legal Topics
Negligence, Contributory Negligence, Road Traffic Accident

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Parties

Andrew Mark Breakspeare

Claimant/appellant

Scott Pawlowski

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in finding the defendant not liable for the accident
  2. 2 Whether the defendant was negligent in failing to observe the claimant
  3. 3 Whether contributory negligence by the claimant affected liability

Ratio Decidendi

Permission to appeal is granted because the trial judge's findings regarding the defendant's failure to observe the claimant and the allocation of liability are debatable and not a foregone conclusion.

Court Disposition

permission to appeal granted

Orders

  • Permission to appeal granted
  • Case referred to mediation