TORT: Advise all the parties as to their potential claims in the tort of negligence, if any, as a r
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TORT: Advise all the parties as to their potential claims in the tort of negligence, if any, as a r In advising the potential parties as to whether they have a prima facie case in the tort of negligence we must consider which parties have been wronged and then establish if they are owed a duty of care, whether there was a breach of that duty and whether the breach caused the damage for which the parties wish to claim damages. We must consider who is entitled to claim compensation and for what type of damage they sustained. It would seem that there is a prima facie claim from three of the parties involved Henry, Ron and Brenda for economic loss, negligence and nervous shock but there are also questions of novus actus interveniens a new intervening act, contributory negligence and several concurrent liability. Henry has lost £45,000 on the shares...

