car crashes, medical negligence, defective workmanship
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What 3 things do you need to prove in negligence?
1. The other person owes you a duty of care 2. There was a breach of that duty of care 3. You have suffered damage to you person/property as a result of that breach
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give an example of a case that was passed due to duty of care
donoghue v stevenson (1932)
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what is the caparo test and what must you show using it?
modern day test for deciding if there is a duty of care. 1. foreseeable damage 2. sufficiently proximate relationship 3. just and reasonable to impose a duty
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what is remoteness of damage and give a case example of this
if the damage is too far removed from the defendants negligence the claimant will not be able to claim for that damage- overseas tankship v morts dock
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Card 2
Front
What 3 things do you need to prove in negligence?
Back
1. The other person owes you a duty of care 2. There was a breach of that duty of care 3. You have suffered damage to you person/property as a result of that breach
Card 3
Front
give an example of a case that was passed due to duty of care
Back
Card 4
Front
what is the caparo test and what must you show using it?
Back
Card 5
Front
what is remoteness of damage and give a case example of this
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