In X (and others) v Bedfordshire County Council (and others) [1995] 2 AC 633 HL…

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UK Havard style referencing and bilb.

Use UK cases and legislations

Part one is a discussion question.

Part one

Word limit 1200 – 60%

In X (and others) v Bedfordshire County Council (and others) [1995] 2 AC 633 HL, the House of Lords determined that victims of child abuse were not owed a duty of care by a local authority (“the abuse cases”) yet found that a local authority did owe a duty of care in respect of children whose special educational needs had not been met (“the education cases”).

A) Explain the rationale for the decision.

B) Set out how and why the law has developed since Bedfordshire.