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==={{tag|Negligence}}=== | ==={{tag|Negligence}}=== | ||
====''Normal'' [[Negligence]]==== | ====''Normal'' [[Negligence]]==== | ||
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''But explicitly referencing a tortious standard in your contract hardly helps with that exercise''. | ''But explicitly referencing a tortious standard in your contract hardly helps with that exercise''. | ||
====[[Gross negligence]]==== | |||
If you really must, see the article on [[gross negligence]]. But in short try saying this into a mirror and keeping a straight face: | |||
:“All right your honour: I admit there’s been a loss. I admit I caused it. I even admit I was negligent in doing so. But I wasn’t ''very'' negligent, so I don’t think I should have to pay for it.” | |||
See how far you get. | |||
Strike out the word “gross” wherever you see it. Even in America. | |||
====Did you say “navigating a punt on a flooded highway”?==== | |||
''See - {{casenote|Fardell|Potts}}. No, really. Go there. You won’t regret it.'' | |||
===The exception that proves the rule: {{tag|Indemnities}}=== | ===The exception that proves the rule: {{tag|Indemnities}}=== | ||