This webinar looks at how the courts are dealing with occupiers liability cases and the duty of care.
It looks at how the courts have considered the scope of the duty and where liability has been found to attach.
It considers the interaction between occupier’s liability and:
- A right of way
- The employer’s duty of care
- Taking part in sporting activities
- Defective premises
- The duty to avoid slipping
- Tripping and slipping cases
- Pleading issues and occupier liability cases
- Construction sites
- Injuries due to the collapse of buildings
Barrister
Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London
Gordon was called to the Bar in 1991 having originally qualified and practised as a solicitor. He practices from Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London. He works in the area of personal injury litigation and in the law relating to civil procedure, limitation and costs. He has a particular interest in issues relating to damages, evidence, costs and procedure.
Gordon is a former executive committee member of APIL and has lectured widely for APIL and CPIL on personal injury and procedure topics. Gordon is the author of Personal Injury Practice Notes (Cavendish); The APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents (now in its 4th edition); the 14th edition of Munkman and Exall on Damages for Personal Injury Death and Periodical Payments the New Law. He also wrote the section on limitation for the APIL loose-leaf and contributes two chapters to Munkman on Employer’s Liability... view full biography