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How do lawyers say to "break" a duty of care?
They say TO BREACH a duty of care
In England and the USA, is the law of tort an area of criminal or civil law?
Civil law
There are different types of tort. In general, what is a tort?
A tort is a type of civil wrong
What is the name of the tort that a person commits because he or she is careless and hurts someone else as a result of this carelessness
Negligence
What does SUING mean?
Suing means starting proceedings against somebody in civil court
What is the correct name for the money that an injured person gets from the defendant in a susccessful action in tort?
Damages
What is the correct name for an arrangement where a client does not have to pay his or her lawyer if the client loses his or her action in tort?
This arrangement is a no win no fee arrangement
I am ........ the owner of the shop because there was water on the floor and I fell and hurt my back
SUING
I am a lawyer who specialises in the tort of ........... People are just not cafreful enough! At the moment I am actiong for the injured person in more than 20 different cases
NEGLIGENCE
The machines in the clothing factory were old and dangerous and one of the employees injured his hand. The employee sued the factory owners and got $5000 in .............
Damages
In your claim form you accuse us of breaching our duty of care. We do not accept that your ........... are true and we will defentd your claim in court.
allegations
Do you have a good reason for suing the owner of the hotel? What exactly are your.................... for starting legal action?
grounds
