RULE IN RYLANDS V FLETCHER- 2022 GSL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION REVISION ( LAW OF TORT)

Essay questions
Essay questions dealing with Rylands v Fletcher are quite common as it has been the subject of examination by the House of Lords in recent years. Questions tend to focus on the tort’s relationship with negligence, nuisance and trespass to land and ask whether there is a role for Rylands v Fletcher in modern tort law.
Problem questions
Problem questions may include an issue relating to Rylands v Fletcher in order to test your ability to differentiate this from other property-based torts. Look out for a situation in which the defendant has taken something onto land which has escaped and caused harm as that should trigger a consideration of Rylands v Fletcher. Remember that there is a great deal of overlap with negligence, private nuisance and trespass to land, so it would be useful to treat these as a collective group of revision topics