TORTSLAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. Check https://mypornleeks.com/tag/jav/.• Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.LAW OF TORTS; 2nd Edition; J.G.M. Tyas ; Part 1 Negligence is a breach by a Defendant of a legal duty of care owed by him to the Plaintiff. Generally, Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man…. would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do. It has been said that Negligence is… properly connotes, the complex concept of duty, breach and damage thereby suffered by the person to whom the duty was owing. What the Plaintiff must prove; • That the Defendant owed the Plaintiff a legal duty of care. • That the Defendant breached his duty of care • That the Plaintiff suffered damages in consequence of the breach (damages must not be too remote) Negligence is not the same thing as carelessness- although often accompanied by it. Negligence may be advertent or inadvertent. • Advertent- the tortfeasor knows of the risk but disregards it. He displays an attitude of indifference to obvious risks. • Inadvertent- the tortfeasor is merely careless, the possibility of consequential harm does not occur to him.C