Journal article
Public authority liability for careless failure to protect from harm
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This article considers the UK Supreme Court decision in Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police. It explains the significance of the decision in terms of its affirmation of the principle that public authorities, in the case, the police, are subject to the same duties of care as private individuals in the tort of negligence. While offering some support for this ‘equality principle’, the article questions whether the principle is justifiably applied so as to restrict public authorities’ liability to that of private individuals.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1515/jtl-2023-0040
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- Publisher:
- De Gruyter
- Journal:
- Journal of Tort Law More from this journal
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 333-349
- Publication date:
- 2024-01-08
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-10-05
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1932-9148
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1645205
- Local pid:
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pubs:1645205
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2024-05-24
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- Copyright holder:
- Sandy Steel
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Rights statement:
- © 2023 the author(s), published by De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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