NegligenceThe elements a claimant must prove, and where businesses are exposed.Business & ManagementEducational reference on general common-law principles.1Duty of careWas one owed to this claimant? Proximity and foreseeability.2BreachDid conduct fall below the reasonable standard?3CausationFactual — 'but for' — and legal, not too remote.4DamageRecognised loss that is not too remote.BUSINESS EXPOSUREOccupiers' liability — visitors on premisesEmployer's liability — staff safetyProduct liability — defective goodsProfessional negligence — adviceEducational reference. Vicarious liability makes an employer liable foremployee torts committed in the course of employment.Negligencelearnposters.com
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Negligence, step by step

Educational reference on general common-law principles.

  1. Duty of careWas one owed to this claimant? Proximity and foreseeability.
  2. BreachDid conduct fall below the reasonable standard?
  3. CausationFactual — 'but for' — and legal, not too remote.
  4. DamageRecognised loss that is not too remote.

Business exposure

  • Occupiers' liability — visitors on premises
  • Employer's liability — staff safety
  • Product liability — defective goods
  • Professional negligence — advice

Educational reference. Vicarious liability makes an employer liable for employee torts committed in the course of employment.

Questions about the Negligence poster

What’s on the Negligence (Business law) poster?
4 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. Educational reference on general common-law principles. Duty of care — Was one owed to this claimant? Proximity and foreseeability.; Breach — Did conduct fall below the reasonable standard?; Causation — Factual — 'but for' — and legal, not too remote.; Damage — Recognised loss that is not too remote.. Educational reference. Vicarious liability makes an employer liable for employee torts committed in the course of employment.
Who is the Negligence (Business law) poster for?
Negligence (Business law) belongs to the Business & Management section rather than to a school year, because business is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning business law can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Negligence (Business law) poster?
Duty, breach, causation, damage. All four, or there is no claim. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Negligence (Business law) belongs on the wall where that business work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Negligence (Business law)?
Agency, Insurable Risk and Commercial Contract Clauses sit alongside Negligence (Business law) in the Business & Management section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.AgencyInsurable RiskCommercial Contract Clauses
Is the Negligence (Business law) poster free to download and print?
Yes. Negligence (Business law) downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Business & Management section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Negligence (Business law) poster print at?
Negligence (Business law) is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Negligence (Business law) loses nothing.Printing guide

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