Speech delivered by Lord Sales, Justice of the UK Supreme Court at the Robin Cooke Lecture, Victoria University of Wellington, 12 December 2024.

What is the rule of law and why does it matter?

On 29 November 2023 Lord Philip Sales – Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since 11 January 2019 – spoke on the above topic to the UK Personal Injuries Bar Association. The article addresses the important modern issue of the role of legislation in grounding or obviating the existence of a tortious duty of care, and if grounded then in moulding the content of that duty.

Please see link here.