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Barrett v Enfield London Borough Council

Hearings

England & Wales

25 Mar 1997 [1998] QB 367; [1997] 3 WLR 628; [1997] 3 All ER 171; [1997] 2 FLR 167; [1997] 3 FCR 145; (1997) 37 BMLR 16; (1998) 10 Admin LR 230; The Times, 22 April 1997, CA (Lord Woolf MR, Evans and Schiemann LJJ)

17 Jun 1999 [2001] 2 AC 550; [1999] 3 WLR 79; [1999] 3 All ER 193; [1999] LGR 473; [1999] 2 FLR 426; (1999) 49 BMLR 1; (1999) 11 Admin LR 839; [1999] PIQR P272; The Times, 18 June 1999, HL(E) (Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Nolan, Lord Steyn and Lord Hutton)

Subject Matter

NEGLIGENCE — Duty of care to whom? — Local authority — Common law duty to protect and promote welfare of children in care — Alleged failure to carry out duty — Whether local authority liable in negligence

[1998] QB 367; [1997] 3 WLR 628; [1997] 3 All ER 171; [1997] 2 FLR 167; [1997] 3 FCR 145; (1997) 37 BMLR 16; (1998) 10 Admin LR 230; The Times, 22 April 1997, CA

[2001] 2 AC 550; [1999] 3 WLR 79; [1999] 3 All ER 193; [1999] LGR 473; [1999] 2 FLR 426; (1999) 49 BMLR 1; (1999) 11 Admin LR 839; [1999] PIQR P272; The Times, 18 June 1999, HL(E)

Appellate History

Barrett v Enfield London Borough Council [1998] QB 367; [1997] 3 WLR 628; [1997] 3 All ER 171; [1997] 2 FLR 167; [1997] 3 FCR 145; (1997) 37 BMLR 16; (1998) 10 Admin LR 230; The Times, 22 April 1997, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed

Barrett v Enfield London Borough Council [2001] 2 AC 550; [1999] 3 WLR 79; [1999] 3 All ER 193; [1999] LGR 473; [1999] 2 FLR 426; (1999) 49 BMLR 1; (1999) 11 Admin LR 839; [1999] PIQR P272; The Times, 18 June 1999, HL(E)

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Test for Entering Summary Judgment - Complex claims 34.12

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