25th October, 2016

This article provides extremely interesting reading from a risk assessment point of view.

A useful decision from the Court of Appeal in favour of ‘occupiers’, which reaffirms the point that there is generally no duty to protect a visitor against an obvious or remote risk. This case has potentially wide-ranging benefits for organisations in both the public and private sectors.

The decision should also not be treated by occupiers as a green light to avoid the need to carry out proper risk assessments, or to do so less frequently. Such assessments are likely to remain the cornerstone to ensure that reasonable care is taken to ensure visitors are reasonably safe.

To continue reading the full article, please click on the link below:

Christopher Edwards v London Borough of Sutton 2016