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High Court dismisses the action brought by a visitor to a caravan park who suffered injuries after tripping over an electricity power cable. The court found that the presence of the cable did not constitute an "unusual danger" and that the risk of injury could have been avoided by the plaintiff taking reasonable care for her own safety. The court held that the plaintiff, who was familiar with the caravan park's layout, should have anticipated the presence of the cable and could have avoided contact by stepping over it. The decision emphasised the visitor's responsibility to take care for their own safety in such environments.
Occupier's Liability Act 1995, caravan park, trip and fall, electricity power cable, personal injury, duty of care, visitor safety, usual danger, unusual danger, risk avoidance, High Court, liability, negligence, common duty of care, reasonable care, premises safety, trip hazard, services post, caravan pitch.
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