Tim Stephenson on res ipsa loquitur and contributory negligence. Tim Stephenson is a freelance writer and solicitor.
Where injurious circumstances are under the management of a defendant and are such as would not occur in the ordinary course of things, the law allows a plaintiff to invoke the maxim res ipsa loquitur and establish a prima facie case of negligence. This will enable them to succeed unless the defendant can rebut it […]