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"At the Cutting Edge" • "What Prospect now for the injured visitor or trespasser - occupiers liability after Tomlinson and Fairchild" The basis of the Lords’ decision in Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council – a decision in favour of the liberty of the citizen or a failure to compensate a deserving claimant? What are the respective duties of an occupier to a visitor and trespasser? What is the position of the child trespasser? The duty of occupiers to workmen on their premises in the light of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Fairchild. The legal consequences of the distinction between the dangerous condition of premises and dangerous activities carries out on premises. by David Allan QC       : davidallan2004.pdf • "The Dubious Rewards of Parenthood" A review of the current state of the law in relation to wrongful birth claims. McFarlane .v. Tayside Health Board; Parkinson .v. St. James and Seacroft University Hospital NHS Trust; Cattanach v Melchior; Rees .v. Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust. Where do we go from here? by Christopher Melton QC       : christophermelton2004.pdf • "Battle immunity and the duty of care" In the aftermath of military operation in the Gulf, Afghanistan and numerous peacekeeping missions: What is the scope of the duty of care? What are the territorial and temporal limits? What constitutes operations against the enemy? What of systemic as opposed to casual breaches? by James Rowley       : jamesrowley2004.pdf   : jamesrowleyjudgement.pdf To view the documents above you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this already installed it can can be downloaded from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html         Copyright © 2005 Byrom Street Chambers. All Rights Reserved.