Breach of the Duty of Care (OCR A-Level Law): Quizzes
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What type of test is used to determine if a duty of care has been breached?
What type of test is used to determine if a duty of care has been breached?
Objective test
How is a doctor judged when determining breach of duty?
How is a doctor judged when determining breach of duty?
By a reasonable doctor's standard
What standard applies to a learner driver regarding breach of duty?
What standard applies to a learner driver regarding breach of duty?
Competent driver standard
By what standard is a child judged when assessing breach of duty?
By what standard is a child judged when assessing breach of duty?
Reasonable child of similar age
In Bolton v Stone, why was there no breach despite a cricket ball injury?
In Bolton v Stone, why was there no breach despite a cricket ball injury?
Risk was very small (6 balls in 30 yrs)
What principle did Latimer v AEC establish about precautions?
What principle did Latimer v AEC establish about precautions?
Cost needn't outweigh the risk
Why did Paris v Stepney require higher precautions for a one-eyed worker?
Why did Paris v Stepney require higher precautions for a one-eyed worker?
Greater seriousness of potential injury
In Barnett v Chelsea Hospital, why did factual causation fail?
In Barnett v Chelsea Hospital, why did factual causation fail?
Man would've died even with treatment
What must be reasonably foreseeable for legal causation?
What must be reasonably foreseeable for legal causation?
Type of damage
What does the thin-skull rule require defendants to do?
What does the thin-skull rule require defendants to do?
Take the claimant as they find them