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TORTIOUS DUTY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tort obligation
1, record 1, English, tort%20obligation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tort duty 2, record 1, English, tort%20duty
correct
- tortious duty 3, record 1, English, tortious%20duty
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the undertaking of a contractual duty to one person, far from excluding, may well engender a tort duty owed to another, if failure to exercise due care in carrying out the promised performance poses a risk of injury to that other. 4, record 1, English, - tort%20obligation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation délictuelle
1, record 1, French, obligation%20d%C3%A9lictuelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obligation délictuelle : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20d%C3%A9lictuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tortious duty of care
1, record 2, English, tortious%20duty%20of%20care
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Eventually... it fell to the House of Lords in Hedley Byrne v. Heller, to set the law upon a new course by recognizing that negligent misrepresentation might well be actionable as breach of a tortious duty of care. 1, record 2, English, - tortious%20duty%20of%20care
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- devoir de diligence délictuel
1, record 2, French, devoir%20de%20diligence%20d%C3%A9lictuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- devoir de diligence délictuelle 2, record 2, French, devoir%20de%20diligence%20d%C3%A9lictuelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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