Occupiers Liability and Risk Management

Facts: You have recently been hired as the manager for business that runs a restaurant and bar.

The restaurant part of the premises is open until 11:00 PM. After 11:00 PM, the restaurant part

is closed and no customers are supposed to enter it. Once the restaurant is closed, the bar takes

on more of a nightclub atmosphere where people drink and party until the early morning hours,

during which time it is not uncommon to have strippers as well as other forms of adult

entertainment performances. These parties can become very intense and staff can easily lose

control. The business has been highly profitable for the business owner, your boss, but, after a

number of complaints, your boss is increasingly concerned about liability. While you start

immediately, you will not actually be on-premises and observe how a typical night goes for a

few days. In the meantime, your boss has tasked you with putting together a list of potential

risks the business may face as well as what steps you would take, as manager, to prevent these

risks from resulting in liability.

Task: List 15 potential liability risks such a business may face, why that risk is a problem, and

make a recommendation for each risk how you would attempt to manage the risk so it does not

result in liability for the business.