▁Company ] ▁now ▁exists . ▁If ▁there ▁should ▁be ▁one , ▁that ▁is , ▁in ▁my ▁view , ▁a ▁matter ▁for ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁courts ". ▁Chap man ▁comments ▁" that ▁this ▁conclusion ▁appeared ▁... ▁distinct ly ▁qu aint , ▁old - f ashion ed ▁and ▁even ▁un ten able ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁[ Don og h ue ] ▁shows ▁how ▁far ▁the ▁law ▁had ▁moved ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁dec ades ▁which ▁separated ▁the ▁two ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁dec isions ". ▁ ▁Cap aro ▁Indust ries ▁pl c ▁v ▁Dick man ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁re vised ▁Lord ▁At kin ' s ▁" ne igh bour " ▁principle ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁public ▁policy ▁concerns ▁art ic ulated ▁in ▁Cap aro ▁Indust ries ▁pl c ▁v ▁Dick man . ▁The ▁three - stage ▁Cap aro ▁test ▁for ▁establish ing ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁care ▁requires ▁( i ) ▁for ese e ability ▁of ▁damage , ▁( ii ) ▁a ▁relationship ▁character ised ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁proxim ity ▁or ▁neighbourhood ▁and ▁( iii ) ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁should ▁be ▁one ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁court ▁cons iders ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁fair , ▁just ▁and ▁reasonable ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁should ▁imp ose ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁given ▁scope ▁on ▁one ▁party ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁In ▁other ▁juris dict ions , ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁there ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁two - part ▁test ▁for ▁novel ▁fact ▁situations