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Not every instance of carelessness resulting in harm will lead to liability in the tort of negligence. Liability is limited by reference to various ‘control devices’ (see 2.2) of which the most significant is the duty of care. The existence of a duty of care is a precondition of liability in negligence; it is what transforms factual responsibility for carelessly causing harm into legal responsibility.
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© 1997 Alastair Mullis and Ken Oliphant
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Mullis, A., Oliphant, K. (1997). The Duty of Care Concept. In: Torts. Macmillan Professional Masters. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14648-2_3
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