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Using the cases provided and any other precedents or supporting evidence that you are able to provide, give your reasoned judgement in the case of Taylor v Skysights Ltd.
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Using the cases provided and any other precedents or supporting evidence that you are able to provide, give your reasoned judgement in the case of Taylor v Skysights Ltd. The case of Taylor v Skysight explores whether nervous shock is a convincing reason to claim compensation from the negligent party. Therefore one should examine whether or not Skysights Ltd. owed Mrs Taylor a duty of care. If they did they would be liable and would have to compensate her. This is highlighted in Donoghue v Stevenson where the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care because their negligence had directly affected a customer. The issue of duty of care emphasises the neighbour principle, and whether injury to the victim is reasonably foreseeable. These were two concepts brought up by Lord Atkin in the Donoghue case. When looking at the case in relevance to the neighbour principle, I am encouraged to question...
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