Negligence — definition?
A tort where fault causes injury or damage.
Elements of negligence?
Duty of care, breach, and damage.
Duty of care — concept?
Legal obligation to avoid foreseeable harm.
Neighbourhood Principle — origin?
Donoghue v Stevenson (1932).
Caparo test — components?
Foreseeability, proximity, fair, just, and reasonable.
Foreseeability — case example?
Kent v Griffiths; ambulance delay foreseeable harm.
Proximity — key cases?
Bourhill v Young and McLoughlin v O’Brien.
Fair, just, reasonable — purpose?
To balance societal interests and liability limits.
Reasonable person — standard?
A hypothetical person acting with ordinary prudence.
Risk factors — include?
Magnitude, defendant’s characteristics, precautions, benefits.
Negligence — proof required?
All three elements: duty, breach, damage.
Donoghue v Stevenson — significance?
Established duty of care and neighbour principle.
Caparo — purpose?
To determine duty when no precedent exists.
Proximity — importance?
Essential for establishing duty of care.
Fair, just, reasonable — role?
Public policy consideration in duty imposition.
Breach — judged by?
Reasonable person standard and risk factors.
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