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Showing 1 to 20 of 174 for “"negligence"”.
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Narratives of negligence : on the accusations of negligence in relation to Iceland's 2008 banking collapse
… either been accused of or have accused others of negligence in relation to the 2008 banking collapse in Iceland. These statements will be analyzed and recorded in the format of a third person objective narrative. Althingi´s Special Investigation Commission delivered a report on the 2008 collapse …
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The doctrine of privity in negligence, 1842-1932
… path of the doctrine of privity in the law of negligence and, in particular, why it was in 1932 that it was finally ousted by Donoghue v Stevenson. It is suggested that the doctrine of privity was introduced into the developing law of negligence by a court concerned with commercial consequences …
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The Criminalisation of Adverse Medical Events in Criminal Negligence Cases: Exploring Fate, Agency, and Pragmatism in the Construction of Blame for Alleged Physician Negligence
The criminal law has been critiqued as an unsuitable system to regulate adverse medical events (AME) because the unintentional nature of AME renders it incompatible with the penal objectives of the criminal law. This project uses an interpretivist approach to examine how blameworthiness is …
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Medical malpractice: efficiency of the negligence standard of physician liability
… was to analyze and evaluate the ability of the negligence standard of civil liability to facilitate efficient resource allocation between physicians and their patients. The analysis also attempted to determine whether or not the negligence rule of liability is an effective means of ensuring that …
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The effect of negligence and misadjustment on the automotive engine
During the course of the experimental work included in this investigation, it was found that certain adjustments and conditions had a major effect on the performance of the tested engine, whereas certain others had a very minor effect. In order of decreasing importance, the conditions which …
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Medical negligence: Appraisal of the Health Act No.24 of 2009
… by an act or omission that may amount to medical negligence. In the normal case of negligence the court is fully competent to lay down what the reasonable man should do in everyday circumstances, because judges are aware of and understand everyday circumstances. But in the case of medical …
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Medical negligence: Appraisal of the Health Act No.24 of 2009
… by an act or omission that may amount to medical negligence. In the normal case of negligence the court is fully competent to lay down what the reasonable man should do in everyday circumstances, because judges are aware of and understand everyday circumstances. But in the case of medical …
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The tort of virtual negligence : a proposition to regulate virtual worlds
… proposal exists for the application of negligence law to hold inhabitants of virtual worlds—avatars and their users—liable for their negligent virtual actions. To address this issue, this essay proposes recognizing the tort of virtual negligence. It is defined using a transsystemic and …
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Criminal negligence and mens rea : is the reasonable man test an unreasonable one?
… pertinent components of the test for criminal negligence paying particular attention to the issues raised above, namely, the pure objective test, the notion of the reasonable man, the relative objective test, circumstances external to the actor, and the subjective test. In doing so I shall …
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Medical negligence as novus actus interveniens: an analysis of the South African delictual jurisprudence
… of treatment between the victim of medical negligence and the health service provider has not enjoyed a satisfactory judicial approach. The causes of death or harm suffered by the patient poses a serious problem in the medico-legal investigation. The major focus of this proposed dissertation …
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Knowledge and practices of vocational laboratory teachers in Alabama technical colleges and institutes regarding negligence
… in Alabama regarding tort liability concerning negligence. Furthermore, the study sought to determine the extent to which these same teachers observed and enforced safety practices in the conduct of their vocational laboratory classes. The investigator examined whether relationships existed …
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The incommensurability of the archaic perceptions of the maxim res ipsa loquitur in medical negligence litigation
… of delictual claims for compensation for medical negligence in South African law. The thesis accepts that the doctrine is defensible in principle: a civil court may justifiably draw an inference that a defendant's negligent conduct was a factual cause of the harm suffered in simple cases where …
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The concept of medical negligence and its litigation process; a comparison between the UK and the Saudi Arabian jurisdictions
Medical negligence or medical malpractice is as old as the medical practice itself. In the UK, both concepts have evolved and transformed over the years. Medical negligence litigation process in the UK is as clear as the English law itself and its accompanying procedural rules. Conversely, the …
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Medical negligence litigation as a mechanism for understanding gaps in health system responsiveness in the South African public health system
Medical negligence claims in South Africa have seen a significant rise in recent years. The reasons given for this rise have ranged from accusations of predatory legal practitioners taking advantage of patients to an ever-increasing quantum of damages been awarded by the courts. The impact of this …
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