THE DUTY OF CARE OWED BY TEACHERS TO STUDENTS For a student to succeed in an action in negligence against a teacher or school authority it is necessary for the student to establish: that the defendant owed a duty of care to the student; that the standard of care was breached; and that this breach has caused the student to suffer some form of damage. The duty of care owed to a student by a teacher is that of a ’reasonable’ teacher. This means that the duty of care owed is the duty one would
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ABSTRACT This essay deals with the law of torts‚ and more specifically the tort of negligence. It discusses cases and judgements related to it. It concludes by looking at the elements of negligence and their meanings. THE LAW OF TORTS A tort is basically a civil wrong. A civil wrong is an act‚ intentional or otherwise‚ the consequences of which include‚ but are not limited to damage to life or property‚ injury to a person‚ emotional or mental trauma‚
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Critically evaluate‚ in relation to the common law duty of care‚ the liability of employers for references. How‚ if at all‚ does the liability of a university (such as the University of Sussex) differ regarding references given to potential employers in respect of current (or former) students. Employers have a certain degree of liability when making statements in a former employee’s reference. Employees and employers have a duty of care‚ to provide valid descriptions of an individual’s
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of negligence: Held: A negligent‚ although honest‚ misrepresentation‚ may give rise to an action for damages for financial loss even if there was no contract between the advisor and the advisee and no fiduciary relationship. The law will imply a duty of care when the advisee seeks information from an advisor who has special skill and where the advisee trusts the advisor to exercise due care‚ and that the advisor knew or ought to have known that reliance was being placed upon his skill and judgment
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The duty of care has been breached Law 02 the second sttage of negligence You have not started this quiz yet. You have 17 questions to answer. ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. Breah of duty is the second stage of negligence. We can prove if there was a breach of duty by using the ’............’ test * reasonable person * reasonable man * degree of risk * standard of care 2. In this test there is an ’.........................
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issue- Was there a duty of care? In this case there a number of legal issues and the first and foremost of these issues is was there a duty of care? Duty of care‚ as a general rule‚ is that the defendant who owes a duty of care to all persons who it is reasonably foreseeable will suffer loss or damage as a result of the defendant’s actions. The principle law that can define duty of care and what it may entail is Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 5621. In this situation there was a duty of care for the
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carried out negligently and directly caused the injury. Lord Bingham said‚ ‘For the purposes of analysis‚ and for the purpose of pleading‚ proving and resolving the claim‚ lawyers find it convenient to break the claim into its constituent elements: the duty‚ the breach‚ the damage and the causal connection between the breach and the damage.’ The harm arose from both a delayed diagnosis of Jane by Shakir and the Senior House Officer’s (SHO) partial diagnosis of meningitis – prescribing an antibiotic
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disclosures: s156(1)&(5) Duty to retain discretions Duty to avoid conflicts of interests Duty to use powers for a proper purpose Duty to act in good faith in the interests of the company Liability for fraudulent trading: s 340(1) General law Duties Loyalty and good faith THE DUTIES Care and diligence Duty to act honestly and to use reasonable diligence: s 157(1) Statutory Duties Duty to act with reasonable care and diligence Administrative duties: Eg general disclosure:
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apply to ascertain the existence and breach of duty of care. Therefore‚ in order to be guilty of gross negligence manslaughter‚ D must owe a duty of care to V‚ must have breached that duty‚ and the breach must have caused V’s death. This breach must have been grossly negligent. The first issue to be examined is whether D owed a duty of care to V. Where the crime is by an omission‚ the duty of care would be determined on basis of whether there is duty to act. Since V’s death resulted from an omission
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perform its duties‚ it did not show unreasonable. As a result‚ he found that the appellant did not breach the duty of care and so he dismissed the respondent’s suit. (Zaluzna) However‚ the respondent appeal to the Full Court and stated that the Trial Judge was wrong in law in finding that the defendant did not owe the plaintiff a general duty of care. The Counsel held three reasons for supporting to appeal. The first was occupier’s liability and the Store did owe the special duty to Mrs. Zaluzna
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