Question: Lisa and Sarah are friends. Sarah agreed to cut and dye Lisa’s hair one evening. After cutting Lisa’s hair, Sarah applied a dye that she had bought from Lovely Hair plc, which manufactures the dye. After a few minutes, Lisa suffered an extremely painful allergic reaction to the dye and Sarah washed the dye out. Several hours later, large portions of Lisa’s hair fell out and her scalp turned bright red. As a result, Lisa cancelled a holiday that she was planning to take in Florida, which had cost £1,900.
Provide Lisa with legal advice.
Answer: Based upon Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) Sarah, in this scenario, has a duty of care to Lisa. Namely to take reasonable steps to ensure that any actions on her part do not injure Lisa.......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 71% | Course: Tort Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1819 | References: No | Date written: November, 2008 | Date submitted: February 18, 2009 | Coursework ID: 566
