Sentences with phrase «common law of negligence»

In a situation where the defendant is acting in pursuance of functions under a statute, it is necessary to consider a construction of the Act itself, alongside the issues concerning the defendant's liability under the common law of negligence, in particular the primary question as to whether the common law duty of care arises.

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They «allege their businesses have been placed at risk due to the cybersecurity incident and generally assert various common law claims such as claims for negligence and breach of contract, as well as, in some cases, statutory claims.»

«You'll see negligence pled in different ways, like common - law negligence, and also pled as violations of states» controlled substance acts.»

In his judgment summary, Justice Martin said although Mr Marsh and his wife brought two causes of action against Mr Baxter - common law negligence involving the breach of a duty to ensure there was no escape of GM material, and the tort of private nuisance - they claimed only financial loss.

They also claim common law causes of action, including for the torts of misfeasance in public office, deceit, assault (trespass to the person) and negligence.

The allegations include breach of implied and express warranty, consumer and common law fraud, unjust enrichment, negligence, and strict products liability with defective design or manufacture and failure to warn.

From most common to least, they are: IC fraud, IC negligence, IC contract liability, reclassification and seller of travel law registration.

The basic concept — negligence on the part of the employer in selecting or retaining an employee — has a long history in American common law, but extending that responsibility to conduct not related to work is a dangerous precedent.

Because the issue of negligence is grounded in the common law, we can find answers in both case law and the Restatement of Torts.

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The laws of negligence state that both the pedestrian and the driver are expected to use common sense and a level of care when following certain traffic rules (yielding when turning right on red or only crossing within a crosswalk).

According to FindLaw, common law identifies four levels of fault for causing a motor vehicle accident: negligence, recklessness or groundless conduct, intentional misconduct, and strict liability.

To be guilty of the common law offence of gross negligence manslaughter, a company had to be in gross breach of a duty of care owed to the victim.

I believe that what I've written below is a good enough summary, for now, of what practitioners in Canada's common law jurisdictions need to know about the effect of Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32 on the manner in which causation is to be proved in negligence actions.

On December 20, 2011, the New York Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd. v. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. that the New York General Business Law article 23 - A, sections 352 - 353, also known as the «Martin Act,» does not preempt common law securities claims for breach of fiduciary duty and gross negligenLaw article 23 - A, sections 352 - 353, also known as the «Martin Act,» does not preempt common law securities claims for breach of fiduciary duty and gross negligenlaw securities claims for breach of fiduciary duty and gross negligence.

... plaintiff's common - law breach of fiduciary duty and gross negligence claims must be dismissed because they are preempted by the Martin Act.

There would appear to be a number of arguable points in the Ernst claim — regulatory negligence under the common law being one of them.

Common law is still going strong in New Jersey: I can sue for the tort of negligence, trespass and deceit, I can seek equitable remedies like an injunction and estoppel and I can also sue for breach of contract.

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Our clients come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common - they were all injured as a result of the negligence of someone else and need a law firm to aggressively protect their legal rights, and obtain full and just compensation for their injuries.

Caroline Turner has built up a common law and commercial litigation practice over the last 15 years, covering contractual disputes and claims in the fields of landlord and tenant, personal injury, medical and other professional negligence.

Under common law, negligence claims died with the victims of the negligence, and so survivors did not have the right to recover for the losses they suffered as a result of the death of their loved one.

Injury law covers a wide array of sources of injury that result from the negligence of others, and they are the most common type of lawsuit filed in the United States each year.

Each of these common causes of bike accidents are in violation of Maine law, and, as such, often demonstrate negligence on the part of the motor vehicle driver.

Nonsmokers have filed lawsuits against landlords or fellow tenants on the basis of nuisance, breach of statutory duty to keep the premises habitable, breach of the common law covenant of peaceful enjoyment, negligence, harassment, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress; courts have ruled for and against nonsmokers in individual cases.

The common law, the court concluded, had long required some level of fault or moral blameworthiness (as opposed to mere negligence) to support a criminal conviction, but this distinction took on special significance with the advent of the Charter:

Mitchell v. Glasgow City Council2009 SC (HL) 24; [2009] 1 AC 874; [2009] 2 WLR 481 House of Lords; Negligence at Common law - whether social landlord owed a duty to protect one of its tenants from assault at the hands of another tenant; Article 2 ECHR - duty to give warning.

While this article looks at the position in common law negligence it is, of course, the case that much of the workplace environment is now covered by statutory regulation which may impose even stricter obligations on employers.

While the U.K. House of Lords thought it was necessary for U.K. society, the Australian High Court has so far declined to incorporate, into Australian common law, the material contribution to risk doctrine as an alternative method for proving causation in negligence.

It is rare for the common law, through the tort of negligence, to impose a duty of care on a party to take action to prevent to prevent the infliction of physical harm to a person by the malicious act of another.

This appears to set the threshold for a breach of art 3 relatively highly and certainly higher than in a common - law negligence action.

The claim that the existence of a but - for cause requires that there be a «substantial connection» between negligence and injury has been asserted by the courts (trial or appellate) of some of the other Canadian common law jurisdictions: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia), although (seemingly) without equating «substantial connection» to «material contribution» or «materially contributes».

[3] G Williams, Joint Torts and Contributory Negligence: A Study of Concurrent Fault in Great Britain, Ireland and the Common - Law Dominions (London, Stevens & Sons Ltd, 1951).

As for the causes of action other than breach of fiduciary duty (battery, negligence and breaches of common law and international norms), the appellants argue that it is implicit in the motion judge's reasons that he decided the limitations issues in their favour.

These articles may help to clarify, for some readers, some of the murkiness in the current state of Canadian common law case - law governing proof of factual causation in negligence actions.

Attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants will find comprehensive coverage of such matters as: the advantages and disadvantages of suits based on strict liability, negligence and breach of warranty; the use of state consumer protection statutes; the duty to warn and its innumerable ramifications; the liability of the manufacturers, retailers and other potential defendants in the distribution chain; successor liability; federal preemption of common law claims; monitoring product safety during design, manufacturing and distribution; causation theories in actions involving multiple manufacturers; product misuse and alteration; the elements of proof needed in an action; recovery for economic loss; punitive damages; and the government contractor defense.

Expanding the Duty of Care in Professional Negligence Cases: «The Effect of Finney v. Barreau du Quebec on Medical Regulatory Bodies in Common Law Provinces», LL.M., Dalhousie University, 2005

The claims included breach of fiduciary duty, battery, negligence and contravention of common law principles and international law norms relating to the use of torture and cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment and punishment.

The law about neighbours rights and responsibilities is covered generally by the common law, being the tort of nuisance or negligence.

For US auto insurance this is the most common kind of tort — it's clear that an accident is most likely to involve some form of contributory negligence for which a party (or parties) to that accident will most likely be held liable in a court of law.

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Civil claims (those arising from fraud or negligence) are based upon Florida common law and Florida statute; however, whether or not the controversy will be litigated in a courtroom or instead forced into arbitration proceedings under the terms of a contract will depend on the disputed issue.