| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 105 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] EWHC 575 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | MacKay J |
| Representation | Elizabeth Anne Gumbel QC and Nicholas Baldock (instructed by Rix and Kay) for the claimants. |
| James Norman (instructed by Clyde and Co) for the first defendant. | |
| Michael Chapman (instructed by Hill Dickinson LLP) for the second defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 13 March 2012 |
Catchwords
Negligence - Duty to take care - Act of third party - Scope of duty - Vicarious liability - Defendants taking group of school girls for foreign excursion - Several girls raped while on excursion - Girls seeking damages for personal injury as a result of rape - Whether defendants in breach of duty of care - Whether defendants to be held liable.
The Case
Negligence Duty to take care. The Queen's Bench Division held that the defendants were not liable for the personal injury suffered by the students due to being raped while on a school excursion.
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