Donoghue v Stevenson 90th Anniversary Conference | The Immortal Snail | On-demand

Donoghue v Stevenson 1932 SC(HL)31 was 90 years old on 26 May 2022. This is a (some would say the) foundational case from the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords in the Scottish law of delict and the Common law of tort. It laid the foundation of the modern law of negligence in Common Law jurisdictions across the world by establishing the general principles of the duty of care.

The 90th anniversary of the case attracted significant interest around the globe. It has deep impact in most common law jurisdictions and there is likely to be considerable focus on the case and its implications. To celebrate this, The Law Society of Scotland held a major conference on the anniversary of this case which engaged with judiciary, practitioners and academics in those jurisdictions for which the case is significant.