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Poole Borough Council v GN

[2019] UKSC 25
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2019
Statusunclear

Key Principle

A public authority generally owes no duty of care at common law for failure to confer a benefit or protect from harm; liability requires either an assumption of responsibility or creation of the danger.

Area of Law

tort

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