The first step to establish negligence is to decide whether the defendant owe a duty of care to the plaintiff. The defendant is obliged to take reasonable care to its neighbor. Neighbors are persons who are so closely and directly affected by ma 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 which are called in question: Donoghue v Stevenson. Thus‚ the damages occurred must be reasonably foreseeable. In this case
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1.Lochgelly v mc mullan A miner was killed when part of the coal mine that he was working in fell on top of him. The man’s family successfully sued for damages under the Coal Mines Act 1911 (c 50) s 49 (repealed)‚ which required that an employer must ensure that the roof of every coal mine is made secure and not order an employee to work there if it is not. The coal mine owners appealed the decision‚ but their appeal was dismissed as it was held that the initial action was competent as their negligence
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Evidence Ref: Issue No: 2 Issue 271213 Page 1 of 6 Author: Mike Smith Ref: 204 Workbook Sampled By IV Initials Dated: Unit 4222-204 – Duty of Care Candidate Name: Mark Mainwaring Date of Activity Award Title / Level Observed by your Assessor: Professional Discussion: Self Reflective Exercise: Seen By A Witness: Seen by an Expert Witness: Product Evidence: Questioning to Support Standards: YES Write Up/Factual Account Electronically Recorded: Duty of Care 204 (Diploma)
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Dear Rachel I hear you are interested in applying for a job in the care profession. As I am currently working in this profession‚ which is great‚ I just wanted to fill you in on a few things which could help you. Health and social care work places have what is called a duty of care towards the people they look after that means they must do everything possible that they can to keep the people they care for safe from harm. It is not only the work place that needs to prioritise
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Duty of Care – Unit 204 1.1 Define the term ‘Duty of Care’ Employers have a duty of care to their employees‚ which means that they should take all steps which are reasonably possible to ensure their health‚ safety and wellbeing. A duty of care is a good way to build trust with your service user as it ensures that there is no harm caused towards them. Employers have the responsibility not to cause‚ or fail to prevent any harm to their customer and must do their responsibilities with consider to personal
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L.O 1.1 A duty of care is a legal obligation required by individuals within the work setting that they must obey by. People within the work setting must meet the required standard of reasonable care while doing tasks etc. that could potentially prevent the cause of harm to others. It is my responsibility while caring for children within my setting that I promote their independency and assist them to understand and exercise their own individual rights. I must follow the correct procedures and report
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The Sally Smith’s and Larry Landlord The issue is whether did Larry Landlord fall below the standard of care by not maintaining the fire alarm in the hallway properly causing the severe injury of Sally Smith? I believe Larry Landlord fell below the standard of care in this case. To the reasons set forth below: According the rule of reasonable person under the standard of care‚ I can definitely foresee the injury coming. Her injury could have prevented if the landlord has maintained the fire alarm
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most of all education is a human right. NSTP REFLECTION PAPER: MGA MUNTING TINIG What does the film tell... Premium Behavioural Finance and their preferences may also create distortion when they avoid realizing paper losses and seek to realize paper gains (disposition effect). Behavioral finance... Premium Behavioral Finance | |Articles and Journals 48 | |Working Papers.....54... Premium Efficient Market Hypothesis And Behavioral Finance used the behavior of past prices to predict about future
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The aim of this assignment is to reflect upon The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) video safeguarding vulnerable adults 1 & 2; Call Me Joe (NMC‚ 2010). I will be using Rolfe et. al’s (2001) reflective model ‘What‚ So What‚ and Now What’ to facilitate this reflection and to identify key areas of concern around Joe’s level of care and mental/physical wellbeing. I will be looking at issues surrounding the professional values attitudes and behaviours‚ safeguarding‚ communication‚ and social role
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Field Day is an annual outdoor music festival held on New Year’s Day at the Domain in Sydney. Since beginning in 2002‚ the one-day festival features various global indie‚ hip-hip‚ house and electronic artists. The festival attracts more than 20‚000 people each year. With any large-scale event‚ especially music festivals‚ the issue of drug overdosing is ever-present‚ despite police presence and law enforcements. Drug overdosing is increasingly becoming a serious issue for society‚ causing injuries
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