Tort?
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A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is legally responsible. 
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Tort law is the name given to a body of law that addresses, and provides remedies for, civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations.[1] A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is legally responsible, or "liable," for those injuries. Generally speaking, tort law defines what constitutes a legal injury and establishes the circumstances under which one person may be held liable for another's injury. Torts cover intentional acts and accidents.
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Plagiarism........... .
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Tort law is the name given to a body of law that addresses, and provides remedies for, civil wrongs not arising out of contractual obligations.[1] A person who suffers legal damages may be able to use tort law to receive compensation from someone who is legally responsible, or "liable," for those injuries. Generally speaking, tort law defines what constitutes a legal injury and establishes the circumstances under which one person may be held liable for another's injury. Torts cover intentional acts and accidents.
FFS, if you are going to quote from Wikipedia then at least acknowledge it
Tort can be summed up in one word .... negligence.
Which has its roots in Donoghue v Stevenson 1932, where the concept of duty of care was defined.
In building surveying, the surveyor will owe a duty to carry out the survey with all due diligence and professionalism expected of an expert or professional surveyor. Basically he would be expected to see, note and comment on the condition of a building.
Having established what is expected of a surveyor, it then comes to whom does he owe a duty to carry out the survey properly.
Obviously such a duty would be owed to the client instructing him (in addition to a contractual duty), but it will stretch to all those who may be affected by his actions or inactions - eg if he notices a gas leak, then he would owe a duty to a neighbour or passer-by to warn them.
A typical clause in a survey report attempts to limit the duty to the client only ... "this survey should not be relied upon by any other person" - but this will not limit the duty of care in tort.
There are three basic tests to be applied as per Donoghue v Stevenson, and you should quote these in the assignment
..so there!
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hotrod
I doubt Jackplane will be laughing when he fails his assignment for plagiarism and failing to acknowledge his source as Wikipedia
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hotrod
Cripes Woody, now that is bringing back some memories for me.
First year contract law at Uni with my tutor, Bridget......oh yes she could brighten up a damp Tuesday morning!
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