A v The Attorney General of St Helena
A v The Attorney General of St Helena [2019] SHSC 1 (18 July 2019)
The claim is struck out because the facts do not support an inference that the Defendant assumed responsibility for the Plaintiff or created the danger, and the law as settled by Poole precludes a common law duty of care in these circumstances. The Plaintiff's arguments based on the Constitution and estoppel are rejected as providing no legal basis for imposing such a duty.
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- Negligence
- Duty of care
- Public authority liability
- Child protection
- Strike out applications