| 单词 | Floodgates argument |
| 释义 | 大量訴訟論據 In negligence claim, it was not recognised that pure economic loss comes within the scope of duty of care for the fear of endless and risks of fictitious claims. The court has to be alive to the consequences of a decision that one particular set of facts gives rise to a duty of care and to consider carefully whether there is a line to be drawn beyond which a duty of care is not recognised and, if so, where to draw the line. Floodgates arguments are not always attractive where they imply that the court is unable to express itself with sufficient precision, but the nature of the subject matter sometimes means that you cannot include one plaintiff’s case without also encompassing many others’: Topp v London Country Bus (South West) Ltd [1992] RTR 254, [1993] 3 All ER 448. See also Nervous shock; Proximity; Standing. 疏忽申索中，因擔憂有無止境的虛構申索及可能遇到虛構申索、而指稱純粹經濟損失屬於謹慎責任的範圍內不獲予以承認。法院須留意作出決定的後果，即某些特定事實會產生謹慎責任，並須小心考慮應否及在何處就謹慎責任的範圍定下界線。凡大量訴訟論據暗示法院不能充分確切地表達其判定，則此等論據並非什麼時候均會引起其他的申索；但標的事項的性質有時表示，必須在同時包括眾多其他原告人的案件的情況下，收納納一名原告人的案件。」：Topp v London Country Bus (South West) Ltd [1992] RTR 254, [1993] 3 All ER 448。另見 Nervous shock; Proximity; Standing。 |
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