Before they impose a duty, judges must consider whether it would result in a flood of claims
Ingram
At the heart of negligence is the concept of a duty of care owed by one person to another. The existence (and scope) of this duty is currently determined using three criteria explained by the House of Lords (now Supreme Court) in Caparo v Dickman (1990). These are:
■ reasonable foreseeability of harm
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