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100			_aBell, J.
245			_aIngenuity of children could be expensive
260			_c2004
490			_aConstruction News _v (6873) 1 July 2004, 19(1)
520			_aPoints out that occupiers should make sure sites are secure over the summer holidays, as more children are on the streets. Lists recommendations for safe management of sites. Discusses "Gabriel v Kirklees MBC" ([2004] EWCA Civ 345, [2004] All ER (D) 462 (Mar)) where a boy was hit in the eye by debris thrown from a building site, as he walked past on the street. The site was being demolished, was covered in rubble and not surrounded by perimeter fence. It was used by local children as a play area. Claimant Gabriel (G) alleged negligence on the part of Kirklees, but the judge dismissed the claim on grounds that risk was not foreseeable. G appealed, citing errors made by the judge had left the case unresovable. A retrial has been ordered and the parties advised to negotiate a settlement. View judgment at www.bailli.org.
590			_aABS
650			_aGABRIEL V KIRKLEES MBC
650			_aSITE SAFETY
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aCHILDREN
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING STANDARDS
856			_uhttps://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2004/345.html _zView judgment on the BAILII website...
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