Murray v McCullough (as Nominee on Behalf of the Trustees and on Behalf of the Board of Governors of Rainey Endowed School) [2016] NIQB 52

Considers the Northern Ireland Queen’s Bench Division ruling in <i>Murray v McCullough i>concerning the duty of care incumbent upon the school with regard to the wearing of mouth guards by pupils when playing hockey. Comments on the limitations of the legal doctrine of <i>in loco parentisi> in cases of professional negligence and, how ‘sports law’ jurisprudence might prove instructive in sports negligence cases.