'You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on': alcohol server liability, duty, responsibility and the law of torts

Analysis of the views expressed by High Court in Cole on questions of autonomy, responsibility and duty of care in the context of alcohol related injury - role of tort law in such circumstances - legal position in Canada and the US - impact of legislation such as the Civil Liability Act on the common law since Cole - concludes that the legislature and High Court have adopted a distressingly narrow, individualistic approach to injury and duty in the context of intoxication.