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  • 61public duty doctrine — n: a doctrine in tort law: a government entity (as a state or municipality) cannot be held liable for the injuries of an individual resulting from a public officer s or employee s breach of a duty owed to the public as a whole as distinguished… …

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  • 62statutory duty — UK US noun [U] LAW ► the laws that a company, a government organization, or the members of a particular profession must obey: »By charging such high prices for electricity, the company was found to be in breach of statutory duty. »Hospitals have… …

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  • 63neglect of duty — noun (law) breach of a duty • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑negligence, ↑carelessness, ↑neglect, ↑nonperformance …

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  • 64Bristol and West Building Society v. Mothew — [1998] Ch 1 is a leading English trust law and professional negligence case, concerning a solicitor s duty of care and skill, and the nature of fiduciary duties.FactsMr Mothew was a solicitor who had acted for both Bristol and West Building… …

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  • 65Negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law …

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  • 66United Kingdom company law — Beside the River Thames, the City of London is a global financial centre. Within the Square Mile, the London Stock Exchange lies at the heart of the United Kingdom s corporations. United Kingdom company law is the body of rules that concern… …

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  • 67Colin Gwyer & Associates Ltd v London Wharf (Limehouse) Ltd — Court High Court, Chancery Division Date decided 13 December 2002 Citation(s) [2003] BCC …

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  • 68Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) …

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  • 69Tort — law Part of t …

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  • 70Fiduciary — One party, for example a corporate trust company or the trust department of a bank, holds a fiduciary relation or acts in a fiduciary capacity to another, such as one whose funds are entrusted to it for investment. In a fiduciary relation one… …

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