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The essential ingredients of the tort of negligence are (a) one owes a duty of care towards the other.…

Duty of care, breach of that duty and consequential damage are all essential ingredients of negligence. Without a duty owed to the claimant, negligent conduct does not…

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The essential ingredients of the tort of negligence are
(a) one owes a duty of care towards the other.
(b) one commits a breach of duty.
(c) the other person suffers damage as a consequence thereof.

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Correct answer C

Duty of care, breach of that duty and consequential damage are all essential ingredients of negligence. Without a duty owed to the claimant, negligent conduct does not establish liability in this tort.

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