{"id":11429,"date":"2018-12-18T21:14:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=11429"},"modified":"2018-12-18T21:58:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T21:58:05","slug":"negligence-in-tort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/negligence-in-tort\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Negligence in tort?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b>Negligence<\/b>\u00a0is a failure to exercise appropriate and or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>In order to succeed in an action for negligence, a plaintiff must prove (all elements need to be present):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Duty: the\u00a0defendant\u00a0has a duty to others, including the\u00a0plaintiff, to exercise reasonable care<\/li>\n<li>Breach: the defendant breaches that duty through an act or culpable omission<\/li>\n<li>Damages: as a result of that act or omission, the plaintiff suffers an injury<\/li>\n<li>Causation: the injury to the plaintiff is a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the defendant&#8217;s act or omission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The area of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/what-is-tort\/\">tort\u00a0<\/a>law known as Negligence\u00a0involves harm caused by failing to act as a form of\u00a0carelessness\u00a0possibly with extenuating circumstances. The core concept of negligence is that people should exercise reasonable care in their actions, by taking account of the potential harm that they might foreseeably cause to other people or property.<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Someone who suffers loss caused by another&#8217;s negligence may be able to sue for\u00a0damages\u00a0to compensate for their harm. Such loss may include physical injury, harm to property, psychiatric illness, or economic loss. 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