Duty of care is the legal obligation that reasonable care must be taken to avoid acts with a reasonably foreseeable outcome of injuring another person. The concept of ‘duty of care’ was first recognised in Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 where it was established that a duty of care is created via proximity‚ or a relationship between the defendant and the plaintiff. This is known as the ‘neighbour principle’ ‚ which relies on combination of proximity and a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm
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Negligence and Duty of Care Robin McClish Kaplan University Negligence and Duty of Care Scenario: As pedestrians exited at the close of an arts and crafts show‚ Jason Davis‚ an employee of the show’s producer‚ stood near the exit. Suddenly and without warning‚ Davis turned around and collided with Yvonne Esposito‚ an 80-year-old woman. Esposito was knocked to the ground‚ fracturing her hip. After hip replacement surgery‚ she was left with a permanent physical impairment. Esposito filed suit
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Army Brat Travelling has always been a passion of mine. Being an army brat‚ I find seeing new places‚ meeting new people and getting to know their different “traditions”‚ exceptionally inspiring. But having to stay and live at the places I thought I was visiting was a difficult task for me. I love meeting new people and I enjoy having friends from all over but going to different schools every other year was a harder task. I have moved to quite a few places like Georgia‚ Hawaii‚ Fayettville
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The Law of Directors Duties The law of Directors Duties stems from the systems of corporate governance in order to ensure that the persons occupying higher positions within the company will take good care of the company‚ as well as not act in a way that will create deficiency. There are 3 sources to the legal duties: the common law; the principles of equitable fiduciary duties; and the statutory duties stated under the Corporation Act section 180-183(Harris‚J.‚ 2008). The penalties of breach
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RECRUITMENT PROFILE Profile: Human Resources Major Duties and Responsibilities 1. Responsible for the interpretation and application of the Staff Rules‚ regulations and procedures ensuring uniform application in accordance with guidelines from Headquarters. 2. Provides advice to staff members on specific entitlements‚ taking action locally as appropriate‚ or submitting recommendations for exceptions to DHRM; 3. Ascertains human resource requirements for the office ensuring the timely advertisement
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Physical Therapists Primary Duties and Responsibilities The primary duty of a physical therapist is to restore‚ maintain and promote optimal physical function. Additional duties and responsibilities of a physical therapist include diagnosing and managing movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities. Along with restoring‚ maintain and promoting optimal physical function‚ physical therapists also promote optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to
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Introduction This essay will explore the ethical and legal frameworks which are practiced in Salvation Army. Also examine the application of Nga Takepu in the organisation of my placement. As I progress with the research of the ethical and legal frameworks of Salvation Army I will be pointing out the presence of Nga Takepu. Ethical Organizational Profile The Salvation Army’s ethical and moral responsibility to the community goes back in history from its framework to the organization. “William
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Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Of Great Place [pic][pic]MEN in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business. So as they have no freedom; neither in their persons‚ nor in their actions‚ nor in their times. It is a strange desire‚ to seek power and to lose liberty: or to seek power over others‚ and to lose power over a man’s self. The rising unto place is laborious; and by pains‚ men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base;
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“Right place‚ right time‚ right uniform.” I first heard that from and old First Sergeant of mine; and he said it regularly. Each piece of the sentence seems arbitrary‚ even self-explanatory‚ but for some it is difficult of to execute. This paper is going to briefly explain each of the three parts‚ with emphasis on ‘time’. Being at the place of duty at the correct time is critical because are waiting on a member the team. Each unit is allotted so many personal but military and civilian. Each unit
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Off-Duty Smoking 1. Was Rob’s choice justified? Why or why not? No‚ I don’t think Rob’s choice was justified. Rob did not hire this person because she was a smoker nor because she was less qualified. His reason for hiring her was‚ “Rob had to go with soft reasons. Cathy was a smoker. Rob didn’t like smoking – he considered it disgusting and a sign of weakness of character.” I feel as though Rob was being discriminative towards her. If Rob would have not hired Cathy because of something that she
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