duty of care

The duty under common law and the Occupiers’ Liability Act (1957 and 1984): ‘to take such care as in all the circumstances is reasonable to see that the visitor is reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he is invited or permitted by the occupier to be there’.

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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