▁was ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁general ▁conception ▁[ the ▁neighbour ▁principle ] ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁a ▁category ▁of ▁cases ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁a ▁special ▁duty " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁could ▁increment ally ▁expand ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁care . ▁ ▁Home ▁Office ▁v ▁Dor set ▁Y acht ▁Co ▁ ▁Home ▁Office ▁was ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁a ▁movement ▁from ▁duties ▁of ▁care ▁being ▁found ▁in ▁specific ▁circumstances ▁to ▁using ▁the ▁neighbour ▁principle ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁duty ▁of ▁care . ▁In ▁Home ▁Office , ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁had ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁taken ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁boys ▁from ▁a ▁bor stal ▁to ▁Brown se a ▁Island ▁in ▁Po ole ▁Har bour , ▁where ▁seven ▁had ▁escaped ▁over night ▁and ▁coll ided ▁one ▁y acht ▁with ▁another ▁belonging ▁to ▁Dor set ▁Y acht ▁Company . ▁The ▁company ▁su ed ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁for ▁neg lig ence ▁and ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁issue , ▁whether ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁ow ed ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁care ▁to ▁Dor set ▁Y acht ▁Company , ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁favour ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁who ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁that ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁did ▁o we ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁care . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Re id , ▁giving ▁the ▁leading ▁judgment , ▁rejected ▁the ▁argument ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁preced ent ▁for ▁the ▁claim , ▁instead ▁acknowled ging ▁" a ▁steady ▁tr end ▁towards ▁regarding