Judicial Dictionary
Title | Gross Negligence |
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Details |
Greater negligence than the absence of ordinary care. In regard to
professional negligence, the phrase ‘gross negligence’ only indicates
so marked a departure from the normal standard of conduct of a professional
man as to infer a lack of that ordinary care which a man of ordinary skill
would display. In relation to criminal responsibility flowing from
negligence, the words ‘gross negligence’ are not uncommonly used to
denote the very high standard of negligence or recklessness required to
establish criminal responsibility. ….. [Hunter vs. Hanley 1955 SLT 213]
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