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Occupiers Liability - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The police
      - Fire brigade
      - Delivery person
- - - - Children
        
        The Occupiers Liability Acts .2(3)(a) states that an occupier must be prepared for children to be less careful that adults
        
        Glasgow V Taylor
        
        Under s.2(3)(a) the courts will take into account the age of the child and level of understanding a child of that age may be expected to have
      - Common Duty of Care
        
        The occupier must take reasonable precautions to see that the visitor will be reasonably safe in using those premises.
        
        Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks
      - Expert visitors
        
        s.2(3)(b) of the 1957 Act states an occupier may expect an expert visitor to take precautions against any special risks they expect, as long as the occupier allows them
        
        Roles V Nathan
        
        But if the expert is injured as a foreseeable consequence of the defendant’s negligence then the defendant will be liable
        
        Ogwo v Taylor
      - Independent Contractors
        
        Under s.2(4)(b) Occupiers Liability Act 1957 An occupier is not liable for dangers created by independent contractors if
        
        The occupier acted reasonably in all the circumstances in entrusting the work to the independent contractor
        
        Bottomley v Todmorden Cricket Club
        
        The occupier took reasonable steps to satisfy themselves that the work carried out was properly done
        
        Woodward v Mayor of Hastings
        
        The contractor was competent
        
        Gwilliam v West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust
        
        Haseldine V Daw