Tort

Wai Yin Hin v Wong Po Kit

Court of Appeal affirmed kendo master's negligence in hitting student.

"He should have started his demonstration by using a reduced amount of force, which he could build up gradually if the demonstration required and as the student 'toughened up'"

O'Bryan & Ors v Holy See

(24 November 2008): The United States court of appeals for the sixth circuit kept alive the class action against the "Holy See" (sancta sedes), the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome (better known as "the Pope") and the "preeminent episcopal see" of the Roman Catholic Church.

Ormsby v Chief Inspector of Strathclyde Police

(10 October 2008): The pursuer was a police officer injured by a large pineapple thrown from the crowd during an "anti-police demonstration" at Govanhill Baths.

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