reasonable care and skill

reasonable care and skill
The duty of directors to act competently is at a relatively low standard but a greater degree of skill is expected from professionals e.g. finance directors. Claims by companies against directors who make mistakes are relatively rare.

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  • care — n 1: watchful or protective attention, caution, concern, prudence, or regard usu. towards an action or situation; esp: due care a person has a duty to use care in dealing with others, and failure to do so is negligence R. I. Mehr see also due… …   Law dictionary

  • care — Watchful attention; concern; custody; diligence; discretion; caution; opposite of negligence or carelessness; prudence; regard; preservation; security; support; vigilance. To be concerned with, and to attend to, the needs of oneself or another.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • care — Watchful attention; concern; custody; diligence; discretion; caution; opposite of negligence or carelessness; prudence; regard; preservation; security; support; vigilance. To be concerned with, and to attend to, the needs of oneself or another.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • skill — Ability; proficiency. Knowledge coupled with the ability to apply it. See ordinary skill; reasonable skill; utmost care and skill …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Bristol and West Building Society v. Mothew — [1998] Ch 1 is a leading English trust law and professional negligence case, concerning a solicitor s duty of care and skill, and the nature of fiduciary duties.FactsMr Mothew was a solicitor who had acted for both Bristol and West Building… …   Wikipedia

  • reasonable — Fair, proper, just, moderate, suitable under the circumstances. Fit and appropriate to the end in view. Having the faculty of reason; rational; governed by reason; under the influence of reason; agreeable to reason. Thinking, speaking, or acting… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Reasonable person — The reasonable person standard is often used legal term that originated in the development of the common law. The reasonable person is a legal fiction which represents a reasoned outlook on a legal question. The perspective of the reasonable man… …   Wikipedia

  • care — care1 [ ker ] verb intransitive or transitive *** never progressive to be interested in someone and want them to be well and happy: I wish I had someone who cared. Only Ed cared enough to come and talk to her. care about: I don t think she cares… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • care */*/*/ — I UK [keə(r)] / US [ker] noun Word forms care : singular care plural cares 1) [uncountable] effort and attention I can see that a lot of care has gone into your work. with care: The label on the box said Handle with care . great/special/extra… …   English dictionary

  • reasonable person — n: a fictional person with an ordinary degree of reason, prudence, care, foresight, or intelligence whose conduct, conclusion, or expectation in relation to a particular circumstance or fact is used as an objective standard by which to measure or …   Law dictionary

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