Liability for Physical Injury to People and Damage to Property (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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3 elements of negligence
3 elements of negligence
Duty of care, breach, causation/damage
Duty of care definition
Duty of care definition
Legal obligation to take reasonable care to avoid harm
Caparo test 3 parts
Caparo test 3 parts
Foreseeability, proximity, fair/just/reasonable
Neighbour principle case
Neighbour principle case
Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
Breach standard (objective test)
Breach standard (objective test)
What reasonable person would/wouldn't do
Professional standard test
Professional standard test
Bolam test
Learner driver standard
Learner driver standard
Competent driver, not learner (Nettleship v Weston)
Factual causation test
Factual causation test
'But for' test
Thin skull rule
Thin skull rule
Take victim as you find them (incl. vulnerabilities)
Remoteness: what must be foreseeable
Remoteness: what must be foreseeable
Type of damage (not precise chain/extent)