Manuel has just graduated from hairdresser school and has set up his own shop. One of his best new customers is Megan. While doing Megans hair one day, Manuel commits a rookie mistake and applies too much peroxide to Megans hair when colouring it. This causes her hair to break off at the roots. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Question 9 options:

a)	Since it was a rookie mistake that many new hairdressers make, Manuel was not negligent.

b)	Megan was contributorily negligent for not finding out that Manuel was inexperienced.

c)	If a reasonably competent and experienced hairdresser would not have made the same mistake, Manuel was negligent.

d)	None of the above is true.