Among these, the duty of care and duty of loyalty is generally widespread in European company law. Our contribution to this topic focuses on company law provisions, legal practice, and professional opinions in Hungary. We do not deal with the sanctioning harmful activity...
As an employer, you have a duty of care to your employees. No matter your geographical location and industry, chances are there’s legislation in place to protect workers. The same holds true for companies tapping into the possibilities of remote work. In the UK for example, theHealth and ...
In Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC, the Court of Appeal held that the Quincecare duty may apply to direct customer instructions (not just those through an agent), such that banks may be liable for failing to protect against 'authorised push payment' fraud.1 The Quincecare duty The ...
The Gerechtshof Den Haag (The Hague Court of Appeal) in the Urgenda decision of October 2018 has answered these questions in the positive. The Hague Court of Appeal thereby acknowledged the existence of a 'duty of care' in Dutch law based on the European Convention on Human Rights. A ...
In order for a fiduciary duty to be legally binding, the agreement must be created under the law, by statute or contract, or by factual circumstances of the relationship, such as being based on case law. A fiduciary duty is in place when a relationship with a client calls for unique trus...
Noun1.legal duty- acts which the law requires be done or forborne duty,obligation,responsibility- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an...
In conjunction with the HSE, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has introduced a scheme that will provide exemption from prosecution to employers that cannot meet the exposure limits required by the EU directive, providing they can supply evidence of monitoring and an attempt to reduce their wo...
侵权法中的注意义务The Legal Duty of Care in Tort Law, Foreseeability of Injury DUTY OF CARE IN TORTS LAW, LIABILITY, FORESEEABILITY OF NEGLIGENCE, RECKLESSNESS, NUISANCE Duty of care in Donaghue -v- Stevenson 1932 was defined as exercising such care as is due in such 'acts or omissions ...
Based on publicly available information it appears that any claims against directors in the UK arising out of the financial crisis would most likely be based on breach of their duty of care, skill and diligence, rather than breach of fiduciary duties. However as yet no claims have materialised...
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