Duty of care
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In tort law, a duty of care is a legal obligation that is imposed on an individual, requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care to avoid careless acts that could foreseeably harm others, and
City governments typically have a duty of care to repair and maintain sidewalks.
Flag (in French) supporting the responsible business initiative
A notice in the Republic of Ireland informing potential entrants on premises of limits to the duty of care
Donoghue v Stevenson
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Donoghue v Stevenson AC 562 was a landmark court decision in Scots delict law and English tort law by the House of Lords. It laid the foundation of the modern law of negligence in common law jurisdict
Duty of care
…by the rest of the court, similar formulations later appeared in the landmark U.S. case of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. (1916) and, in the UK, in Donoghue v Stevenson (1932). Both MacPherson and Donoghue were product liability cases, and both expressly acknowledged and cited Brett's analysis as their inspiration…
Gilmour Street station where Donoghue arrived in Paisley
Parliament House in Edinburgh, where the Court of Session sits
The Palace of Westminster, where five Lords of Appeal in Ordinary heard Donoghue's appeal
The 1842 Versailles rail accident Lord Tomlin referred to, in which over 70 people died when a train derailed; the cause was a broken axle.