... by this case apply the facts to the relevant principles and give an indication of what I think will be the likely outcome. Negligence is a type of tort under which a person whose property has been damaged or who has suffered injury through someone else's careless action can claim damages (compensation) from him. To bring a claim, the injured person must show that: * The person who caused injury had a responsibility towards him in law (he was owed a duty of care) * The person who caused the injury had acted in a negligent way (there was a breach of the duty of care) * The injuries were a direct result of these negligent actions Usually, the claim is for physical injury to the person or damage to his property or for psychiatric injury (nervous shock), but occasionally a claim can be made for financial loss on its own (pure economic loss). The law ...

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