Duty of care

Care is the thorough approach, all key aspects are observed, for example, all the rules of art ( Lege artis ), the state of the art or state of the science. The opposite of diligence is negligence.

Duty of care

The duty of care refers to the obligation to be prudent behavior and the necessary care to satisfy. The purpose of the duty of care is to avoid unnecessary risk to others and the mandatory liability for negligence.

General legal care

If the required care is ignored, is in a legal sense before one negligence. The German Civil Code as defined in § 277 a care in own affairs.

Professional ethics

In some business sectors and occupations - especially in liberal professions (doctor, lawyer, architect, and the like. ) - There is a fixed obligation to act with care. These duties of care are mostly by state or commitments (see also ethics ) regulated. Examples are:

• The Agreement on the rules for due diligence for banks in Switzerland
• Due diligence in evaluating or purchasing businesses (due diligence )
• Journalistic and the journalistic duty of care.

School reports

In North Rhine -Westphalia, it was until 2008 on school records as one of the so-called top notes an assessment of care.