Following AA, a claimant in a historical child sexual abuse case against a school authority need only plead that they were a student under the school's care, that they were abused by a person for whom the school was responsible at a time and place within the scope of the duty, and that the abuse caused compensable harm. Extensive pleading of the school's own fault or systemic failures is no longer necessary. However, for claims not involving non-delegable duties, articulating breach requires identifying specific acts or omissions available to the defendant that a reasonable person would have taken — conclusory allegations of systemic failure are insufficient. The question whether House v The King principles apply to appellate review of strike-out decisions was left open.
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