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    Duty Of Care

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    a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. The claimant must be able to show a duty of care imposed by law which the defendant has breached. In turn‚ breaching a duty may subject an individual to liability. The duty of care may be imposed by operation of law between individuals with no

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    Law of Tort

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    law Tort of Negligence - The “neighbour principle” o “The rule that you are to love your neighbour becomes in law‚ you must not injure your neighbour” Lord Atkin‚ Donoghue v Stevenson  Who is neighbour? Persons who are so closely and directly affected by action that one ought reasonably to have them in contemplation when thinking about such an action - 3 Elements to Tort of Negligence o DUTY OF CARE:  Spandeck Engineering v DSTA • Landmark case for tort of negligence in Singapore •

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    or until there is rashness or gross negligence. The following Sections of IPC are related to medical profession (2): Sec. 304-A Deals with death caused by a negligent act. Sec. 336-338 Deals with causing hurt by rash or negligent act. Section 304 and 304-A There is lot of discrepancy while applying these sections in cases of professional negligence by doctors and drivers. Most of the times‚ the police authorities register cases of professional negligence deaths under Sec 304 of IPC. According

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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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    Assignment I- Case Brief: McCarty v. Pheasant Run ‚ Inc. Prof Lindsey Appiah Tort Law October 28‚ 2012 Summary of Case Mrs. Dula McCarty brought suit against Pheasant Run Inc. for negligence. In 1981‚ Mrs. McCarty was attacked by a man in her hotel room‚ beaten and threatened of rape. Mrs. McCarty ultimately fought off her attacker and he fled. The attacker was never identified nor brought to justice. Although Mrs. McCarty did not sustain serious physical injuries‚ she claimed the incident

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    Law of Tort

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    2 Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Introduction Negligence: basic principles Negligence: duty of care and breach of duty Negligence: causation and remoteness of damage Negligence: special problems Negligence: particular relationships Breach of statutory duty Particular statutory regimes: strict liability Intentional injuries to the person Interference with economic interests The

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    Jacobsen vs Nike

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    Canada Ltd‚ Mr. Jacobsen an employer of Nike Canada Ltd was seriously injured in a car accident as a result of alcohol consumption while at work. This paper will prove that the defendant (Nike Canada Ltd.) was negligent in all the four elements of “Negligence “ and therefore liable for the injuries. Also it will explain for any legal defense that the employer (Nike Canada Ltd.) might be able to raise. Relevant Facts. Mr. Jacobsen was an employee of Nike Canada Ltd. The employer‚ through its representative

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    Law 421

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    liability this law a law applies to manufactures that manufacture and sell products that can be potentially harmful to the consumer. Strict liability tort and negligent tort are similar but with strict liability the victim does not have to prove their negligence. In the case of the keyless entry the malfunction occurs when the car owner exits the car. At this time the car should automatically shut off after a certain period of time. However the car does not and the engine continues to run. The car owners

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    Happy Hour Sports Bar

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    follows: The Happy Hour Sports Bar‚ bar owner and employee Bertha Young male bar patron The Issues The facts of this case may give rise to an action for damages on the basis of excessive force causing injury. This case may also include a claim of negligence on the part of the employee Bertha‚ since she threw the patron in the direction where the head injury would not likely have occurred. Also‚ the case deals with the rights of an occupier of property to eject a person from property‚ and the application

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    heed a warning is not contributory negligence if the injury was the result of a different source of risk caused by the defendant‚ and the injured party was unaware of that risk.” “Solomon v. Shuell – Plain clothes police officers were arresting robbery suspects. The decedent thought the suspects were being attacked and was shot by one of the officers when he came out of his house with a gun. The court held that under the rescue doctrine‚ contributory negligence is not present if the rescuer had a

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