Example sentences of "[vb -s] a duty to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was held that a manufacturer of products , which he sells in such a form as to show that he intends them to reach the ultimate consumer in the form in which they left him , with no reasonable possibility of intermediate examination , and with the knowledge that the absence of reasonable care in the preparation or putting up of the products will result in injury to the consumer 's life or property , owes a duty to the consumer to take reasonable care . |
| 2 | A manufacturer of products , which he sells in such a form as to show that he intends them –o reach the ultimate consumer in the form in which they left him , with no reasonable possibility of intermediate examination , and with the knowledge that the absence of reasonable care in the preparation or putting up of the products is likely to result in injury to the consumer 's life or property , owes a duty to the consumer to take reasonable care . |
| 3 | The Occupiers ' Liability Act 1984 outlines where an occupier owes a duty to a trespasser in respect of any risk of that person suffering injury on the premises , by reason of any damage due to the state of the premises or to things done or not done on the premises . |
| 4 | An occupier owes a duty to non-visitors , including trespassers , by s . |
| 5 | It is necessary to apply s. 1(3) which states : An occupier of premises owes a duty to another ( not being his visitor ) in respect of any such risk as is referred to in subsection ( 1 ) if — ( a ) he is aware of the danger or has reasonable grounds to believe it exists ; ( b ) he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the other is in the vicinity of the danger concerned or that he may come into the vicinity of the danger ( in either case whether the other has lawful authority for being in that vicinity or not ) ; and ( c ) the risk is one against which , in all the circumstances of the case , he may reasonably be expected to offer the other some protection . |
| 6 | Lord Atkin laid down the narrow rule in Donoghue v Stevenson [ 1932 ] AC 562 : A manufacturer of products , which he sells in such a form as to show that he intends them to reach the ultimate consumer in the form in which they left him with no reasonable possibility of intermediate examination , and with the knowledge that the absence of reasonable care in the preparation or putting up of the products will result in an injury to the consumer 's life or property , owes a duty to the consumer to take reasonable care . |
| 7 | ( 3 ) Where there is served on the person who may consent to a proposed transaction a written application by the tenant for consent to the transaction , he owes a duty to the tenant within a reasonable time — ( a ) to give consent , except in a case where it is reasonable not to give consent , ( b ) to serve on the tenant written notice of his decision whether or not to give consent specifying in addition — ( i ) if the consent is given subject to conditions , the conditions , ( ii ) if the consent is withheld , the reasons for withholding it . |
| 8 | Whatever he thinks of the political make-up of this council , he owes a duty to the city and to his council . |
| 9 | Whether or not he does it , every person has a duty to God not to ‘ harm another in his life , … liberty , … or goods ’ , and so has a parallel right to defend himself against such attack . |
| 10 | Whatever the uncertainty about whether God exists , the theist has a duty to be precise about what he or she means by ‘ God ’ . |
| 11 | In carrying out these functions , the supervising officer has a duty to both parties and not just to his client to deal with these matters strictly in accordance with the contract conditions and with good professional practice . |
| 12 | However , the curator has a duty to the estate rather than to the ward , and may save money , not spend it to benefit the ward . |
| 13 | According to the 1944 Education Act the Secretary of State has a duty to ‘ promote the education of the people of England and Wales and the progressive development of institutions devoted to that purpose … ’ , although effective control was , at the time of the Tyndale dispute , devolved to the LEAs . |
| 14 | If the presence of the trespasser is known to or reasonably to be anticipated by the occupier , then the occupier has a duty to the trespasser , but it is a lower and less onerous duty than the one which the occupier owes to a lawful visitor . |
| 15 | While a supervision order is in force the supervisor has a duty to : ( i ) advise , assist and befriend the supervised child ; ( ii ) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to give effect to the order ; ( iii ) consider whether or not to apply for discharge or variation where the order is not wholly complied with or may no longer be necessary ( s35(1) ) . |
| 16 | The law does provide a battery of preventative powers available to the police and others , after all , every member of the public , every citizen has a duty to erm prevent a breach of the peace occurring in his presence . |
| 17 | ‘ Green v. Weaver , 1 Sim. 404 is authority for the proposition that an agent or other person who undertakes a duty to the plaintiff waives the privilege against self-incrimination in respect of discovery relating to the performance of that duty . ’ |