tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3132989223755745735..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: That Vexxing Duty of CareThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-26537804405907442012020-05-13T17:52:57.953-07:002020-05-13T17:52:57.953-07:00Cap, BTW is Equity still alive in Canada. I got ho...Cap, BTW is Equity still alive in Canada. I got hooked on equity when it was taught by a visiting professor from Trinity in Ireland. Liam McCaughey. Young guy but he breathed life into the subject and made it a delight to study. A Harry Potter/Hogwarts sort of thing. It was a powerful tool in bankruptcy cases.<br /><br />Once he migrated to the University of Victoria law school I had the opportunity of meeting with Donovan Waters. I was able to afford to retain Donovan on a file.<br /><br />The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-78746491801042575612020-05-13T17:48:48.733-07:002020-05-13T17:48:48.733-07:00Those that took precautions were prepared to take ...Those that took precautions were prepared to take a financial loss.<br /><br />Those that did not were profit oriented.<br /><br />This is the end game.<br /><br />TB<br />Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-30181186145609887362020-05-13T17:45:04.167-07:002020-05-13T17:45:04.167-07:00Yes, Toby, I did a post about that French nursing ...Yes, Toby, I did a post about that French nursing home a week, perhaps two, ago.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88127106535548544622020-05-13T17:44:14.820-07:002020-05-13T17:44:14.820-07:00Thank you, Lord Denning. I met the Master of the R...Thank you, Lord Denning. I met the Master of the Rolls once in Ottawa. We had a drink. Or at least I had a drink. Maybe more than one. Splendid evening.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83809209392487583262020-05-13T17:11:00.122-07:002020-05-13T17:11:00.122-07:00There are enough examples of nursing homes that di...There are enough examples of nursing homes that did not experience Covid-19 infections. A shining example is the one in France where the manager took the warnings to heart and locked the doors; she and her staff isolated the whole facility for six weeks. Dramatic but it saved her charges. <br /><br />It's a virus and we can't expect 100% safety but the places that have been ravaged have owners that did essentially nothing. I hope those lawsuits succeed.Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-16799778203599367612020-05-13T16:19:13.903-07:002020-05-13T16:19:13.903-07:00The duty of care is not "a practice that has ...The duty of care is not "a practice that has become law over a period of time." It can be traced quite precisely to 1932 and a case before the House of Lords known as <i>Donoghue v Stevenson,</i> aka the snail in the ginger beer case. In other words, this is judge-made law. It's also perfectly normal in our common law system, contrary to the notion put out by conservatives that the judge's role is limited to "calling balls and strikes" according to the laws passed by Parliament. It's a small point, but one worth reminding people of - Parliament is not the only source of law. Sorry for the OT rant.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com