BU231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Professional Engineers Ontario, Fiduciary, Contributory Negligence
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Product liability : manufactures/ distribution chain, owes a duty of care. Donoghue v. stevenson changes 2nd element snail in ginger ale case! What is the role of it in a legal context? its a warning to protect. Consumers or intermediary must establish that this person needed to be warned personally. When inherently dangerous or use improperly what language, image, location will suf ce: causation would proper warning have stopped the usage or damage? e. g smokers, they know the risk but still do it. Occupiers liability: duty invitee/ licensee or trespasser, standard of care (different liability based on each above, occupier"s liability act (you must take reasonable care to avoid harm to your invitee/ licensee) Professional liability chapter 4: unprofessional behaviours and inaccurate expert advice . Professionals expert in the eld, consider them as an expanded group as consultants: professional organization (law society of upper canada, chartered accountants, professional engineers ontario) they control designation, education, lobby the gov .
