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    by the losses if the defendant was careless and a reasonable presumption was also influenced by the concept it should have. To determine whether a reasonable diligence is or not to break, the court balances the seriousness of the loss against the possibility and the costs or the effort to prevent losses in less effort. In (Bolton v. Stone [1951] AC 850 ) had said that probability is because the accident was very small, so that a reasonable person could not be fair to consider. In (Paris v.…

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    ABSTRACT Medical negligence is a combination of two words. The second word solely describes the meaning, though the meaning of negligence has not been described in a proper way but it is an act recklessly done by a person resulting in foreseeable damages to the other. Negligence is an offense under tort, IPC, Indian Contracts Act, Consumer Protection Act and many more. Medical Negligence basically is the misconduct by a medical practitioner or doctor by not providing enough care resulting in…

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    basic premise of Capro is that in order for there to be liability in negligence three elements must be satisfied and those elements are foreseeability of damage, the relationship of proximity between the parties and finally it must be fair just and reasonable to apply such a duty before discussing the particulars of the tripartite test set out by Lord Bridge it is first useful to gain an understanding of the origins of the duty of care and its…

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    Blizzard Resort Case Study

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    the race. Mitchie may argue that Blizzard didn’t stop the next group of racers coming down the hill, but perhaps because they did not know Mitchie was injured on the hill. Blizzard Resorts Inc. did not fall below the standard of care as they took reasonable precaution at the top of the hill to prevent people who deem not capable to participate. As the result of the collision, Mitchie sustained a broken nose, lacerations to his face and also a broken leg after hit by the next group of racers…

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    It would be reasonable for Roland and Belle to accept G Shepherd & Co’s and David’s advice .In Shaddock v Paramatta City Council ,the High court held that the duty of care extends to the supply of information as well as advice. Therefore, G Shepherd & Co and David…

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    Topic - Evaluation of Emotional Distress in Tort Case: Legal Framework The two parties seen in tort cases are the plaintiff and the defendant (Fotte & Lareau, 2013). The plaintiff is the person who has filed an alleged tort whereas the defendant is the person who has caused harm to the plaintiff (Fotte & Lareau, 2013). In civil lawsuits there are three types of relief they are monetary compensation, specific performance, and an injunction (Fotte & Lareau, 2013). An injunction refers to…

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    In the law of delict there are five elements that should be considered before someone is held liable for an act that caused damage. These elements include the nature of the act, the wrongfulness/unlawfulness of the act, the damage caused by the act, that causal link and lastly the fault. If the evidence obtained from the act and matched against the element is adequate and proves that the act caused the damage then it can be concluded that the act did indeed cause the act and someone or an…

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    this case when we ask the same questions as above we find that Lynette did breach her duty of care to Karen by knowingly driving a car with faulty brakes on a public highway. When we apply an objective test “the reasonable man standard” to this case, it could be said that the reasonable man would not have driven the car until it was fixed, further showing that Lynette should indeed be found liable in this…

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    Tort Essay

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    Defination The law of tort is defined as a body of rights, obligations and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for individuals or victims (claimant or plaintiff) who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (defendant). Parties which can acquire an action the law of tort Any individual can sue utilizing the law of tort. There is the potential for kids, kids who are conceived with handicaps because of mischief perpetrated preceding conception and…

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    three pillars of tort liability, namely: 1. wrong (tort) 2. Damage 3.alaqh causality between fault and damage. First: the wrong (tort) Is a breach of an obligation, and consists Altgosaira error of two elements: Second, damage It is harm to the person aggrieved than necessary financially compensated or morally because it touches such a right or legitimate for other interest, whether right or interest to life or the right to safety somatic, or not to touch the emotions, money or freedom or…

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