| 词条 | OLL Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport |
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OLL Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport [1997] 3 All E.R. 897 is a landmark English court case concerned with negligence from the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales with particular regard to the duty of care owed by the emergency services. Her Majesty's Coastguard do not usually owe a duty of care to people who require its assistance. FactsIn this case, Her Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) had failed to respond in an adequate period of time to emergency calls concerning a group of schoolchildren canoeing off the coast of Dorset who had encountered difficulties, three of whom later died. The canoe hire company (OLL Ltd) settled several claims with the victims and was seeking a contribution from the Secretary of State for Transport,[1] under whose remit HMCG falls as an executive agency.[2] JudgementThe issue boiled down to whether the coastguard owed a duty of care to those it was aware required its assistance (other cases had held that the police and firefighters did not owe such a duty, see below). It was held that HMCG did not owe a duty of care to those requiring its assistance unless they actively made the situation worse, rather than by omission, as was the case here. As such, the claim was dismissed and the hire company were forced to foot the bill for the entirety of the compensation. However, this case did not reach the appeals courts: the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and the House of Lords[3] and so this rule could easily change, should a further, similar case, reach the higher courts. See also
References1. ^AS Law By Mary Charman, Liz Sherratt, Bobby Vanstone; Edition: 3, illustrated; Published by Willan Publishing, 2003 {{ISBN|1-84392-055-7}}, 978-1-84392-055-7 (Page 240) 2. ^http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home 3. ^[1997] 3 All E.R. 897 5 : English tort case law|High Court of Justice cases|1997 in case law|1997 in British law|Department for Transport |
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