Murphy v Brentwood District Council

Established duty of care categories apply directly; Caparo three-stage test is reserved for genuinely novel situations only.

A professional who assumes responsibility for another's affairs owes a Hedley Byrne duty of care in tort for pure economic loss, concurrent with any contractual duty.

Three-stage test for novel duty of care requires foreseeability of harm, proximity between parties, and that imposition of duty be fair, just and reasonable.