Controle is the chauffeur and personal assistant of Mr. Loaded, General Manager of Winners plc. in Highbury, London. After an office party on 20th December, Mr. Loaded asks Controle to drive his girlfriend, Alana, straight to her flat in Chelsea as she has had too much to drink. Alana insists on sitting in the front seat, contrary to the wishes of Controle.
While driving to Chelsea, Controle, who is tipsy, carelessly loses control of the steering wheel and the car collides with another car, the driver of which sustains a fractured collar bone and nervous shock. Controle sustains no injury, mental or physical. On the following Saturday, Controle wins £1.6m. on the National Lottery.
On the first Monday after the big win of Controle, his sister, Kay, a licensed a financial adviser, gives careless advice to Rummey, a client of hers. Without actually checking the accuracy of the data available, she advises Rummey to invest heavily in Grown Up plc.. In reliance on Kay's advice, Rummey ends up losing a lot of money on his investment.
Rummey is subsequently injured in an automobile accident. His car is carelessly knocked off the road by a truck, being driven carelessly by Mr. Careful. Rummey sustains serious head injuries as a result. When Rummey's brother, Josh, and best friend, Brandon, hear about Rummey's serious accident, they suffer nervous shock.
Discuss the issues of tortious liability in this scenario.