Tort Law and Duty of Care: A Case Study on Extortionate PLC

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
What is tort and duty of care?......................................................................................................3
Doctrine of tort state whether extortionate PLC is liable for samantha’s injury?.......................3
What are ethical consideration does bank owe to public?...........................................................3
Are there any possible defence for extortionate PLC?................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Business law state to all rules and regulation which are to be followed businesses and
organisation. The government is responsible for governing, regulating of all laws and regulation.
This provide direction to them how to conduct business in legal and ethical way. However, in
every country the laws differ and is formed by government. Besides that, it is necessary to
regulate and maintain law to ensure transparency, accountability, etc. (Morley, 2016).
In essay it will be described about tort law and duty of care. Moreover, it will be
explained on doctrine of tort along with ethical consideration of PLC bank. Also, the possible
defence for extortionate PLC.
MAIN BODY
What is tort and duty of care?
Tort law is an act or omission that led to harm or personal injury to other and amount to
civil wrong on which court impose liability. Basically, it includes all act which is either done
intentionally or intentionally. The tort include all cases which that results in harm. With help of
law suit, victim can cover damage done in tort law. For that, the person must prove breach of
duty which resulted in causing of harm. But it has been evaluated that tort law is different from
criminal law. It is because in tort law damage done is within interest of person. But on other
hand, in criminal law damage or injury done is against society interest. (Alder and Wilkinson,
2016)
A duty of care is legal responsibility own by a person or company in order to avoid any
behaviour or omission which can result in causing harm to others. So, in law duty of care is
responsibility followed by organisation or person. They have to ensure that all services does not
led to change any damage or harm done to person. There are some elements is duty of negligence
which is as follows
Duty- it arise when law consider act of person on depends on relationship between defender and
plaintiff.
Breach of duty- in this there has to be a breach of duty. Here, lawyer need to prove that
negligent party has brecahed their duty to another person.
Cause in fact- it state that a plaintiff must prove that the defendant's actions were the actual cause
of the plaintiff's injury (Davis and Geyfman, 2017).
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