Neighbour Principle: You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour- Who‚ then‚ in law‚ is my neighbour? The answer seems to be - persons who are so closely and directly affected by my act that I ought reasonably to have them in contemplation as being so affected when I am directing my mind to the acts or omissions that are called in question Donoghue v Stevenson Neighbour Principle: You must take reasonable
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Contra proferentem rule □ Statutory law restrictions Lecture 5 – Introduction to Law of Torts and Professional Negligence ← Negligence P4~13 □ Basic requirements □ The duty of care □ Breach of Duty □ Res ipsa loquitur □ Causation □ Damage must not be too remote ← General Defences P.29~34 □ Contributory negligence □ Exemption clauses □ Volenti non fit injuria □ Novus Actus Interveniens Company Law Lecture 6 –
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2013 Professor Gregory Martin In analyzing the tort violation that Alumina‚ Inc may have possibly violated‚ they may be looking at negligence tort. There was definitely a breach of duty but still needs to prove that there is a proximate legal cause of injury from the result of environmental non-compliance of Alumina to be considered a case of negligence. After the violation‚ the company should have developed Enterprise Risk Management Procedures to strategize the company’s activities and prevent
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The First Defendant‚ Second Defendant and Third Defendant‚ collectively as the ‘Defendants’‚ refer to the 29th of March 2017 statement of claim and say: Summary 1. The Plaintiffs describe paragraphs 1 to 7 of their 29th of March 2017 statement of claim as being a summary of their case. 2. In the paragraphs that follow 1 to 7 they then set their substantive allegations. 3. As the Defendants respond below to each and all of those allegations‚ there appears to be no requirement for them to plead
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A-G of Hong Kong‚ Lord Keith stated that people can ignore their moral responsibilities to prevent harm occurring to another‚ even when it is easily within their power to do so. He added that it would be unthinkable for there to be “liability in negligence on the part of one who sees another about to walk over a cliff with his head in the air and forbears to shout a warning”. Again in Home office v Dorset Yacht Co‚ Lord Diplock stated that such omissions might attract moral censure‚ but they attract
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FIRST MOOT COURT CASE IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY IN THE MATTER OF SUNITA ………..PETITIONER Vs. UKO Bank ………..RESPONDENT COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT Most Respectfully Submitted to the Hon’ble Judge of the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay At Bombay TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES 2. REFERENCE 3. STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION 4. STATEMENT
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most likely be the only defendant with enough money to pay out compensation. Wal-Mart would be vicariously liable for Dales actions. b) The causes of action taken on Dale are the tort of false imprisonment‚ the tort of assault and battery‚ and negligence. If the customer‚ Bob‚ has not stolen any goods there is no justification for holding Bob. Bob was intentionally restrained against his will‚ and there was no lawful reason to do so. This restraint unlawful for two main reasons: first‚ Bob had not
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Introduction: We filed a complaint last month in trial court alleging that there was negligence on the part of the store. We were seeking an award for damages. In the answer to the complaint the store alleges that Samantha Smith had a duty to avoid the spill‚ and was unable to fulfill that duty because she was distracted by her misbehaving child. The store claims that her being distracted makes her equally at fault for the injuries sustained in her trip and fall accident. Statement of Facts:
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Medical Law Facts of the case:- A medical doctor had assisted a lady in labour The Later facts revealed that a few months in of the Childs growth the parents discovered a problem which was very worrying They later learnt from a professional that there child had deficiencies which capped his mobility on the left arm and the left leg Duty of Care: Breach of Duty: The first issue is the standard of care in which the doctor will be judged on and it is going to be judged on the reasonable
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the individual for personal loss where the loss was caused by another person. It is based on Common Law. NEGLIGENCE - Negligence is one of many types of Torts. Negligence is now the dominant Tort and the focus of this topic. DEFINITION: Conduct that falls below the standard of care demanded for the protection of others against the unreasonable risk of harm. To establish a claim for Negligence the plaintiff must prove three essential elements:(1)
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