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

The tort of negligence requires a legal duty of care owed to the claimant, a breach of that duty, and consequent damage; all three must coexist. Hence "(a), (b) and (c) are…

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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 that duty
(c) The other person suffers damage as a consequence thereof

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The tort of negligence requires a legal duty of care owed to the claimant, a breach of that duty, and consequent damage; all three must coexist. Hence "(a), (b) and (c) are all essential ingredients".

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