Explain Under What Circumstances the Defence of Remoteness Can Be

question 106

Essay

Explain under what circumstances the defence of remoteness can be used as a defence in a negligence action.

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Definitions:

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing fundamental rights and protections to American citizens.

Framers

The group of individuals who played a significant role in designing and establishing the U.S. Constitution.

Constitution

The fundamental set of principles and established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”