Law A-Level
Duty of Care
What Duty of Care means in Law A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Duty of Care
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The legal obligation to avoid acts or omissions that could reasonably be foreseen to injure one's 'neighbour', transitioning from the general Anns/Caparo tests to the incremental approach established in Robinson.
A legal obligation to avoid acts or omissions that could foreseeably lead to harm to another.
Topics that use Duty of Care
- Tort (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Allurement
- Assumption of Responsibility
- Breach of Duty
- Causation and Remoteness
- Close Connection
- Control Test
- Economic Efficiency and Loss Distribution
- Equitable Discretion
Using Duty of Care in the exam
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