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    loss to the plaintiff while the damages are foreseeable‚ the defendant will be liable to negligence. The following shows why ABC ltd is negligent and therefore liable to Johnny and Kenneth. Negligence is behavior that falls below the standard of reasonable‚ prudent and competent people. The careless behavior alone of the waiter would not incur liability to ABC ltd. Only when it leads to the damage by negligence‚ which is actionable‚ would incur liability. In Donoghue v Stevenson‚ friends of Mrs. Donoghue

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    legally required standard care causes the pursuer to suffer a personal injury or loss or damage. Negligence is harm which is caused unintentionally. Negligence claims arise because the defender owes what is known as a duty of care to the pursuer and‚ unfortunately‚ a breach of this duty occurs and as a result the defender suffers loss‚ injury or damage. In order to succeed when bringing negligence claim before the courts‚ the pursuer must show that the defender owed him a duty of care‚ and that

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    examining the contents closely she donates the box to a charity shop. The box is found to contain a flick knife. 3 Question2 5 Critically analyze the following case and say whether or not you think that the plaintiff will succeed under the tort of negligence: 5 References 8 Question 1 (i) Jane‚ a youth worker‚ confiscates a flick knife from a member of her youth club and gives

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    Table of Contents Task 1 2 Claim 1 3 Claim 2 5 Task 2 9 Claim 3 11 References 13 Task 1 Describe the nature of general tortuous liability comparing and contrasting to contractual liability * There are some similarities between tortious and contractual liability Both tortious liability and contractual liability are civil law obligations‚ so the remedies of all two them are only damages‚ injunction or specific performance without punishment as well as the civil courts have jurisdiction

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    ESSEX INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Programme: Unit Number: Unit Title: Unit Code: Credit Value: QCF Level: BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business 05 Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business Y/601/0563 15 4 Writer of the brief: Internal Verifier name: Mr Alfred Dr. Keith Learning outcomes and criteria covered by this assignment:    All pass criteria All merit descriptors All distinction descriptors Key dates: Assignment distribution date to learners: Assignment/Portfolio

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    Long Island Railroad). Negligence is the legal term given to actions that breach the duty of care that one owes another according to the law. The court considered that the defendant did not owe a duty of care to Helen Palsgraf‚ and therefore no negligence was committed. The court found that the risk of the harm was unforeseeable. According to The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

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    1. The substitute teacher‚ Linda Collins‚ is expected to provide the same standard of care as a regular teacher. She can be held liable for any negligence on her part (Cotten‚ 1995). The regular teacher‚ not being present‚ does not have any liability. In this particular case study‚ the substitute teacher works on a regular basis‚ and therefore should understand the level of supervision that is necessary when teaching a class. Since the school district employs the substitute teacher‚ the school district

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    document that he is aware of what is going to happen‚ but the fact that he was a member and knew exactly what to be expecting; in a way he implied consent to the Church. Contributory negligence is defense to a claim based on negligence‚ an action in tort. It applies to cases where a plaintiff has‚ through his own negligence‚ contributed to the harm he suffered. Yes‚ Rob Jr. suffered Intentional affliction of emotional distress‚ but he had 6 months to get out and go to his parents especially

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    DEFENCES IN TORTS The word “defence” bears several meanings in the tort context and a great deal of confusion has been spawned of a general failure by courts and commentators to make their intended meaning clear. Although conventionally the word defence is used to refer to those arguments which when used persuades the court to conclude that the defendant in a case is not guilty. So‚ they basically include “absent element defences” which are denials of the components of the tort that the plaintiff

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    trustees Under the doctrine of collective responsibility‚ the entire board is liable for the financial and other consequences of the organization ’s activities. (Business Dictionary.com‚ 2013) Dr. DoRight is responsible to inform the Board of possible negligence causing deaths of patients and what actions he has taken to correct this. He has done neither putting the board and subsequently the hospital in position to be liable for multiple deaths. Dr. DoRight was hired by the Board and has a responsibility

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