GNM Flashcards
1
Q
5 Requirements were established in Adomako:
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Act/omission that factually and legally causes death Serious risk of death (Singh) Must be a duty of care Breach of duty Gross negligence
2
Q
3) Must be a duty of care
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Civil standard established in Donoghue v Stevenson and Caparo v Dickman
Decision for the judge (Singh)
Could be omission (Pittwood, miller etc)
3
Q
4) Breach of duty
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Fallen below the standard of the reasonable man
4
Q
Gross negligence
A
Negligence is gross when such disregard for the life and safety of others is shown to amount to a crime deserving of punishment (Bateman)
