Sarah Paneth on local authorities' liability for poor design. Sarah Paneth is a barrister at No. 1 Serjeant's Inn.
In Davies v Wyre Forest District Council, Judge Alton held that Birmingham District Council which was responsible for the design, construction and operation of a swimming pool was liable following an accident involving catastrophic injuries to a young man who fell from a ledge set into the side of the pool as he was trying […]