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The tort of negligence.
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Tort coursework In the tort of negligence three things need to be proved in order for an action to succeed, the first being that the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff, the second being that the defendant breaks that duty of care within the standard of care required by law and thirdly this breach of duty of care results in damage to the plaintiff. This damage must be recognised by the law.1 In the case of Donoghue v Stevenson2 it was said that " you must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour. Who, then, in law is my neighbour? The answer seems to be persons who are so closely and directly affected by my act that I ought reasonably to have them in my contemplation as being so affected when I am directing my mind to...
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