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Question 1 (15 Marks) Ronald owns a fruit shop in a shopping centre and has his staff look at the floor four times a day

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Question 1 (15 Marks) Ronald owns a fruit shop in a shopping centre and has his staff look at the floor four times a day to make sure there is no spillage or material on the floor that a customer might slip/trip on. Liz came to the shop to buy some fruit but forgot to wear her glasses. As she walked around the shop, she did not see a lettuce that had rolled off the shelf some ten minutes earlier. She fell near the lettuce and broke her ankle and said to the staff "I forgot my glasses and did not see the lettuce" Please advise Ronald on the following (3.75 marks each) a) Does Ronald owe Liz a duty of care? Please explain the legal principles and the cases that establish those principles. b) Advise Ronald whether Liz may be successful suing Ronald's fruit shop for negligence. Fully explain your answer including legal principles established in similar cases. c) Explain what further measures a court may find Ronald should or could have taken to reduce the risk of injuries to customers d) Are there any defences for Ronald to argue that may reduce Liz's claim

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