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Barrett v Enfield London Borough Council [1999] 3 WLR 79
Liability of a local authority for a child in care; duty of care and causation found by the House of Lords to be arguable, so a claim for damages for personal injuries could be pursued against the local authority.
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC
Barrett -v- Enfield London Borough Council [1999] 3 WLR 79 (House of Lords)
Liability of a local authority for a child in care, duty of care and causation found to be arguable; a claim for damages for personal injuries pursuable against the local authority.
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel QC
For the Claimant