issues does this situation raise and what are the possible legal consequences? Issue 1--duty of care The tort of negligence to be constituted depend on whether the defendant violate the principle of ‘Duty 0f Care’. Because of the case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1]‚ ‘Duty 0f Care’ has been established in common law: 1. Defendant whether or not fulfill the duty of care. 2. That defendant whether or not breached that duty. 3. whether Breach the duty of care is the main reason to resulting in infringement
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situation or what a person should and should not do. Laws are often created with morals in mind e:g Abortion Embryo research Capital punishment However during history‚ there have been some areas of law that have clashed with morals Tort law – Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) Lord Aitken ‘Do not harm your neighbour’ The bible is the main source for moral thinking There are some things however that are considered immoral but are not unnecessary illegal‚ for example: telling lies is something that everyone
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Ethics‚ Law and Health Care : LWS 101 Problem Solving Assignment Ethical Decision-Making Framework 1. IDENTIFY Issues: 1. Martina’s irrational behaviour is compromising patient safety and could lead to legal consequences of negligence and disciplinary action. 2. Omar must decide how to assist Martina and whether to report her actions to authorities and the legal implications of this. Individuals Involved: Martina – R.N. Omar – R.N. Patients of Martina and Omar Nurse Unit Manager
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decision and the Obiter Dictum which is the "statement by the way"‚ it can be helpful in that it can contain persuasive precedent e.g. if the facts had been different. In the case of R v Howe (1986) the House of Lords rules that duress could never be defence to a charge for murder and added in the obiter that it couldn ’t be a defence for attempted murder either. In R v Gotts (1992) the Court of Appeal turned down the defence of duress for attempted murder persuaded by the obiter of the superior
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International College of Business and Human Resources Development Common Law Assignment 1 BMT: 387-09-09 Task 1(P1) A contract may be defined as an agreement which legally binds the parties. A party to a contract is bound because he has agreed to be bound. The underlying theory then is that a contract is the outcome of ‘consenting minds’. Parties are not judged by what is in their minds what they have said‚ written or done. Contracts are
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take into considerations and adopt if they consider appropriate. Once a point of law has been decided in a particular case that law must be applied in all future cases that contains the same material facts. For example‚ in the landmark case of Donoghue V Stevenson (1932) AC 562‚ the House of Lords held that a manufacturer owed a duty of care to the ultimate consumer of the product. This then set a binding precedent which was followed in Grant V Knitting Mills (1936) AC 85. In essence‚ judicial precedent
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Critical Assessment of judgement in Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan (hereinafter referred to as Kiernan) is a Supreme Court case which‚ at first glance‚ would appear to deal with a rather innocuous question‚ can “pigs” be referred to as “cattle”? The question of whether pigs can be included within the confines of the the term cattle might seem both banal and quite absurd‚ but the judgement on this question has had repercussions for many subsquent cases since this matter
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“Margaret Elizabeth No.1” et al.‚ (June 10‚ 1997). Retrieved July 2‚ 2010 from http://www.admiraltylaw.com/personalinjury.html Giaschi‚ C Jepson‚ P. (2010). Tort cases. Retrieved July 2‚ 2010 from http://www.peterjepson.com/law/tort_cases.htm#Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] %20p/paris_v_stepney_borough_council.htm Paris v. Stepney Borough Council (2010). safetyphoto. Retrieved July 2‚ 2010 from http://www.safetyphoto.co.uk/subsite/case%20m%20n%20o Summers v Tedla v. Ellman (2010). Casebriefs. Retrieved
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cases. Modern negligence tort law was originated in the early 19th century. However‚ common law has officially formed concept of negligence until 1932 in the United Kingdom after Donoghue V. Stevenson case. The duty of care principle was also proposed at that time. Judge Atkin used to say in Donoghue V ．Stevenson case‚
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Development of Equity Introduction Before the Norman Conquest of 1066‚ there was no common law system‚ law was written in codes influenced by Roman law and created by local kings. Shire courts and hundred courts were responsible for law enforcement. The legal system was mainly based on custom and tradition by the intervention of god. The law was often reformed‚ being how the king wanted it to be. The Lord Chancellor‚ who was the chief legal administrator of the kingdom and the king‚ made their
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