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director
N.An officer of a company appointed by or under the provisions of the articles of association. Directors may have a contract of employment with the company (service directors and managing directors) ...
economic loss
The courts distinguish between financial or economic loss resulting from physical damage, which is generally recoverable, and pure economic loss, which does not result from personal injury or damage ...
negligence
N.1 Carelessness amounting to the culpable breach of a duty: failure to do or recognize something that a reasonable person (i.e. an average responsible citizen) would do or recognize, or doing ...
negligent misstatement
A false statement of fact made honestly but carelessly. A statement of opinion may be treated as a statement of fact if it carries the implication that the person making it has reasonable grounds for ...
neighbour principle
A principle developed by Lord Atkin in the famous case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 (HL Sc) (Snail in the Bottle case) to establish when a duty of care might arise. The principle is that one ...
psychiatric injury
A recognized psychiatric illness (such as post-traumatic stress disorder) that is caused by sudden shock, as distinct from normal grief, sorrow, or anxiety. There is no general duty of care for ...
