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    affected by the lawyer 's own interests or by the lawyer 's duties to another current client, a former client, or a third person.” [Sharp v. Next Entertainment, Inc. (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 410, 426.) The Rules of Professional Conduct set forth and are intended to protect those duties owed by attorneys to their clients. These include the duty of undivided loyalty, the duty of confidentiality, the duty to exercise independent judgment, the duty to provide…

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    Being a hero was a social duty that qualified a man for societal position, and for a warrior this was accomplished by showing their worth on the battlefield. The hero in Homeric society respected the correctness of his people 's vexation. When Agamemnon strips Achilles of his war…

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    retailer, EnviroPro that is later sold to the customers. The customer appliance later bought the appliance and cause the customer to be sick. It is Under the statutory law, the customer is able to take action against both retailer and the manufacturer. Duty of care The action for negligence is an action for damages brought by a plaintiff who has been injured by the defendant. In this case, the…

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    Negligence Essay

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    Negligence Wilhelm acted negligently by failing to warn Flores of the dangers of working with bees. Negligence for failure to warn requires the existence of a duty of care, a breach of that duty and damages suffered as a direct result of the breach. Where no duty exists the defendant cannot be held liable. Bees are considered domesticated and for liability to attach for injuries caused by domestic animals, the appellant must show that the animals were accustomed to do mischief or the defendant…

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    Case 5.2: Negligence

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    negligence, a person is liable for harm that is the foreseeable consequence of his or her actions.” (Cheeseman, 2013, pp.91) To be a successful case of negligence, it must pass these five tests: “(1) the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff, (2) the defendant breached this duty of care, (3) the plaintiff suffered injury, (4) the defendant’s negligent act caused the plaintiff’s injury and (5) the defendant’s…

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    area of law under consideration is the Occupiers Liability Act 1995. Under this act, it is stated that “In respect of a danger existing on premises, an occupier owes towards a recreational user of the premises or a trespasser thereon ("the person") a duty— ( a ) not to injure the person or damage the property of the person intentionally, and ( b ) not to act with reckless disregard for the person or the…

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    Tort Law Essay

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    between private individuals or entities According to Prof.Winfeild ,Tortuous liability arises from breach of a duty primarily fixed by law; this duty is towards persons generally and its breach is redressable by an action for unliquidated damages Sir John Salmond defines Tort as a civil wrong for which the remedy is common law action for unliquidated damages and which is not exclusively…

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    Alan Negligence Action – a negligence action involves a duty, breach, cause-in-fact, proximate cause and damages. At issue in the Todd v. Alan action is what duty is owed to Todd. Typically, friends invited to stay at one’s house are considered licensees. If Todd was a licensee, Alan was required to warn Todd of all known dangers, including the rotted railing. As Alan did not warn Todd about the railing, he would be viewed as breaching his duty to Todd. However, the facts also indicate that…

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    an investigation has to be undertaken to find out if the council has taken adequate measures which averts people from falling down from that cliff in the watch out point. This issue is to be discussed within the duty of care framework and to…

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    from Dam Goods. According to Owen, in order to successfully prove liability in negligence, plaintiff must establish or adduce evidence tending to prove the presence of a duty of care, a breach or violation of that and a consequent loss, damage, death, harm or injury to the plaintiff (1673). In establishing the existence of a duty of care, the decision…

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