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Statutes and Duties
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Statutes and Duties Assessment 1 In order to address this problem this essay must first discover what is meant by the term 'breach of statute'. It is commonly known as a Breach of a statutory duty. Statutes impose duties upon the related persons, when a breach of this duty is apparent there will then be a possible action for damages by the person claiming injury. In general, statutory duties are strict and to the point. If the breach does not seem to be a clear breach of the statutes exact words then it would be easier to pursue an action in negligence. For a claimant to succeed in an action for breach of statutory duty he or she must prove four things: * That the statutory duty in question gives rise to an action for damages; * That the duty was owed to the plaintiff; * That the duty was broken; * That the damage was...
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