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BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENTIssue The central issue in the case is to advice MacTools Ltd about their legal position for the givenscenarios where their drill machine has caused severe explosion and losses.Loss of one eye of AuroraShattering of glass vase of Jessie which has a worth of $1000 Law Tort of negligence would be taken into consideration when the highlighted conditions are present(Edlin, 2007).Existence of duty to care Breach of duty Incurred damages due to the breach of duty As per the decision given in Donoghue vs Stevenson 1932 AC 522 case, any manufacturingcompany who makes and offers their product to customers has duty to care towards theircustomers. It means the company has duty to care to provide merchantable product to thecustomers with proper detailed instruction and inbuilt safety measures. This is because any faultor defect in the product can harm the customers and can result in significant losses. Hence, it ispivotal responsibility of the company to provide the right product to the customers in regards toprevent any potential loss to customers. Further, if any additional information regarding theproduct is required, then it is essential that company must inform the customer about the same(Gibson and Fraser, 2014).When the company does not take requisite measures and provides faulty products to thecustomers, then it has assumed that company breaches their duty to care. The verdict given inBolton v Stone [1951] AC 850 case is the evidence of this aspect. The level of duty to care isdependent on several factors which are as highlighted below (Davenport and Parker, 2014).Possibility to being injured Nature of injury incurred to the customer Risk associated with the damage Student Name & Id Page 1
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