What is the current state of the law on liability for negligence?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Enslev v. Challenges Unlimited Inc., 2007 CanLII 45408 (ON SC):

The fundamental basis of liability for negligence continues to be the creation of a foreseeable risk of harm...the danger of applying hindsight rather than foreseeability must be recognized. (Phillippot v. Murphy [1987] B.C.J. No. 530 (B.C.C.A.))

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