Sentences with phrase «breach of a duty of care towards»

In a consultation published this week, «Manslaughter Guideline Consultation», the council proposes tougher penalties for gross negligence manslaughter, where the offender is in breach of a duty of care towards the victim, which causes the death of the victim and amounts to a criminal act or omission.

Not exact matches

While the judge acknowledged that the plaintiff was under a heightened duty of care because he was in breach of the law by riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, she failed to give effect to the heightened duty because she did not consider what care had been taken by the plaintiff when he saw the defendant's vehicle moving towards the exit from the gas station.

The claimant brought a personal injury claim alleging that his employer had breached its duty of care towards him and / or had breached his employment contract which had caused his illness (depression) in its handling of a claim of sexual harassment against him.

To claim for negligence arising from property owner's carelessness, the victim must show that the owner or manager had a duty of care towards him or her and that the property owner breached the duty, and that the breach was the actual cause of injuries and those damages arose from the accident.