What is the definition of a duty of care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Shen v. Chan, 2016 BCSC 1370 (CanLII):
In Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69 at para. 45, Mr. Justice Iacobucci defined a duty of care as “an obligation, recognised by law, to take reasonable care to avoid conduct that entails an unreasonable risk of harm to others”.
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