Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role Having a duty of care in your own work role is a requirement to avoid negligence and harm and the safeguarding of children under your care. Young children are very venerable and are almost entirely dependent on adults to care for them in ways that help to protect them from harm. This could be physically or psychologically‚ u must be aware of the signs that a child may be experiencing harm and know the correct procedures to deal with it
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In Defense of Negligence Crystal J. Bolden Professor Nekia S. Hackworth Elmo Puppeteer Sued over Sexual Allegations November 28‚ 2012 Relevant Facts in the case of Kevin Clash 1 According to New York Daily News‚ November 2012 the voice behind the little red furry friend Elmo from “Sesame Street” is being sued by three different accusers for inappropriate sexual conduct towards under aged kids. The first accuser came fourth stating that he had sexual relations with Kevin
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INTRODUCTION Duty of care for students – ‘Duty of care is a legal concept that relates to the common law. The common law is a collection of legal principles that have been established over time by the courts’ (WADE‚ 2007) The duty of care policy plays an integral role in schools in combination with other school policies and practices. The ‘duty of care for students’ policy explains clearly what duty of care means‚ and what the teaching staff responsibilities are and how teaching staff may discharge
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Neighbouring factory’s loss of turnover In respect of the claim by the neighbouring factory for loss of turnover‚ DFK could find that they are legally liable in tort of Nuisance. Nuisance claims can take two forms: • public nuisance; and • private nuisance Public nuisance claims are treated as a crime as it affects the public at large. Whereas Private Nuisance claims are dealt with as civil matters and this is the area in which DFK could find that they are legally liable. The main purpose of the
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Tort Law | Strict Liability | Alabama Law | | Shannon Martin | 12/22/2011 | | Alabama Tort Law is the only truly comprehensive resource on tort law in Alabama. With expert discussion of proof requisites and defenses‚ it covers all the elements of each tort actionable under Alabama law. It provides the information necessary to determine if there is a case and what is needed to prove or defend it. Alabama Tort Law not only provides up-to-date coverage of relevant case law and analysis
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1. Which torts protect against the intentional interference with persons? The torts that protect against the intentional interference are the following: Assault which is an intentional‚ unexcused act that creates in another person a reasonable apprehension or fear of im-mediate harmful or offensive contact. Battery‚ that is an unexcused‚ harmful‚ or offensive physical contact intention¬ally performed. False imprisonment is the intentional confinement or restraint of another person without justifi¬cation
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charge is the one who is responsible for the error‚ even if the error is one of the pharmacy tech faults (Chaze‚ 2014). • According to the NCPA (2016) if any wrongful activity occur in any pharmacy that may lead to hurt the patients‚ may be counted negligence. The NCPA explained that lawsuit against pharmacist illegal activity can only be applied if the case include these elements‚ which are: the pharmacist had a duty of care and wrongful activity happened during the pharmacist duty of care‚ and then
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have duty of care in own work role A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care. It’s a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which could lead to harm to others. Duty of Care is the legal responsibility‚ to ensure the safety and well-being of others 1.2. Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Policies and Procedures
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Case 6.1 1) The main difference between libel and slander is how it’s imposed. Libel is a written or recorded statement of facts about someone or business while slander is a spoken defamation of a person ro a business. (Clarkson‚ Miller‚ Cross‚ 2012‚ p. 119). A libel case deals with false statements that caused harm or damage such as destroying reputation and causing humiliation for the plaintiff. On the other hand slander case involves plaintiff claiming false or misleading statement that was
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Wayne is walking along a footpath near a golf course. He gets struck in the eye with a golf ball. There were no barriers between the golf course and the footpath. The place where Wayne was hit about 100m from a tee (a tee is where players drive the golf ball). Wayne can no longer work as a surgeon and he brings wants to bring legal proceedings against the golf course. REQUIRED Advise Wayne whether he will be successful in legal proceedings against the golf club? ISSUE Has the golf club breached
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