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    Three Ways Medical Negligence Can Lead to Injuries to a Baby or a Mother Birth injuries to a child or the mother can happen through no one’s fault‚ but there are situations where an injury could have been prevented. Through negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital staff‚ a child is harmed. This injury can have an impact throughout the child’s life. A parent may be entitled to compensation for the increased medical and child care expenses due to this injury. The following are three situations

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    Aspects of contracts and negligence in business Task 1 and 2 Unit 5 Lecturer: Mrs. Eunice Wahito Done by: Kaunain Assaria Table of contents Validity of contacts………………………………………………………………………….3-4 Types of contacts………………………………………………………………………….....5-7 Elements of a contract……………………………………………………………………....7-10 Consideration……………………………………………………………………………….10-11 Warranties and conditions…………………………………………………………………12-14 Law of tort……………………………………………………………………………………..15 Fault principle………………………………………………………………………………16-17

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    (A) Illustrate the circular flow of income diagram and explain why different methods of measuring Gross Domestic Product should‚ in principle‚ always give the same result. (7%) (B) Explain the difference between nominal and real GDP. (3%) Gross domestic product (GDP) also known as national income is defined as the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country in a specific time period. GDP can be defined by the following

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    University of Central Milton Keynes Unit 5 :- Aspects of Contract and Negligence for business Be able to apply the elements of a contract in business situations John Messenger Transitionscoachingservices.co.uk Amandeep Singh Date:-30/11/12 Table of content :- * Apply the elements of contract in given business scenario . * Application of relevant principles and case law to business scenario. * Apply the law on terms in different

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    APPENDIX  CHART 1.1: FX Market Share by Bank  FX Market Share by Bank (2006)    Others; 17‚52% MS; 2‚90% ABN; 3‚20%    DB; 19‚26%    ML; 3‚68% JPM; 3‚89% BoA; 3‚97% HSBC; 5‚04% GS; 5‚25% RBS; 6‚43% Barclays; 6‚61%    UBS; 11‚86%    Citi; 10‚39%    CHART 1.2: Transaction Type    Transaction Type    1    FX Swaps; 55%    Spot; 34%    Outright Forwards; 11%    0%    20%    40%    60%    80%    100%    1    CHART 1.3: Currency Share  Single Currency Involvement    GBP 8%    CAD AUD 2% CHF 3% 3%   

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    Negligence: Moe V. Barry

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    1. NEGLIGENCE The issue is whether Moe is likely to prevail on a negligence claim against Barry. An action for negligence requires Plaintiff to prove that Defendant had a duty of reasonable care‚ Defendant breached that duty‚ the breach was the actual and proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries‚ and some sort of damage occurred to the plaintiff. a. Duty A general rule is that the defendant whose actions expose others to an unreasonable risk of harm owes a general duty of care to any foreseeable

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    LAW Torts 1 – Negligence: elements of liability Objectives The law of tort has already been mentioned in other topics in a comparative sense. After studying this topic you should be able to: • discuss the nature of tort law; • explain the various interests protected by tort law; • describe the three essentials of the tort of negligence; • apply the test of reasonable foreseeability in relation to the duty of care; • explain the circumstances in which a duty of

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    This case is in regards to the tort of negligence‚ with the central issue being causation. With the evidence provided‚ it is necessary to determine whether Vera and PC Webster are owed a duty of care and subsequently have any claims. Firstly‚ the ’but for’ test is to be applied‚ in which the courts ask: ’but for the defendant’s action‚ would the damage have occurred?’ The courts have accepted that drivers automatically owes a duty of care to every other road user ‚ including pedestrians. Jack’s

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    This problem concerns clinical negligence by omission for failing to diagnose Jane for meningitis and encephalitis. For the hospital to be held vicariously liable for the actions of its doctors‚ Jane must prove misdiagnosis was 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

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    Medical Malpractice Law Medical Malpractice is a serious offense that has affected the lives of many. It became important to recognize this type of unintentional offenses and bring them under the law to give justice to the sufferers. Hence‚ the medical malpractice law was devised to provide protection to the sufferers and make the medical practitioners more careful towards their work. Factors that make a Valid Case There are certain factors that make a case valid under the medical malpractice laws

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