Hearings
England & Wales
05 Nov 2004 [2004] EWCA Civ 1440; [2005] 1 WLR 1632; [2005] RTR 119, CA
Sandhar v Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions
Subject Matter
HIGHWAY — Duty to maintain highway — Highway authority — Formation of ice and accumulation of snow on road — Driver of motor car in fatal accident after losing control of vehicle — Claim for damages — Whether highway authority under statutory duty to prevent formation of ice or remove accumulation of snow — Whether common law duty of care — Highways Act 1980, s 41(1)(1A) (as inserted by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, s 111)
Appellate History
Sandhar v Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions [2004] EWHC 28 ((QB)
Decision of Newman J affirmed
Sandhar v Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions [2004] EWCA Civ 1440; [2005] 1 WLR 1632; [2005] RTR 119, CA