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Singapore duty of carepublic authority liability

Animal Concerns Research & Education Society v Tan Boon Kwee

[2011] 2 SLR 146
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Applying the Spandeck two-stage test to a public authority, proximity and policy considerations determine whether a duty of care in negligence arises.

Key Principle

Spandeck applied to public authorities; proximity and policy considerations in governmental negligence

Area of Law

tort

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