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September 12, 2008

BOUNCY CASTLE RULING OVERTURNED

Following an earlier article regarding a child who suffered severe injuries when he was struck by another child whilst using a bouncy castle , it can be reported that three Appeal Court judges have recently ruled that this was a freak accident. Lord Phillips said that children played alone or with others in a wide variety of circumstances. "It is impossible to preclude all risk, that when playing together, children may injure themselves or each other and minor injuries must be commonplace" he said.
He went on to add,"it is quite impractical for parents to keep children under constant surveillance or even supervision and it would not be in the public interest for the law to impose a duty upon them to do so."