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A man is employed by a roofing company to repair roofs. The role requires him to wear special gloves in order to protect his hands when he handles roof tiles. Whilst standing on some scaffolding, negligently erected by the roofing company, he falls off, suffers serious injury to his head and brings a claim. He carelessly failed to wear the gloves at the time.
Which of the following best describes whether the company can successfully claim contributory negligence on the part of the roofer?
A. The company cannot claim contributory negligence because the roofer’s carelessness did not cause or contribute to the injury.
B. The company cannot claim contributory negligence because the roofer did not owe the company a duty of care.
C. The company can claim contributory negligence because the roofer’s carelessness caused or contributed to the injury.
D. The company can claim contributory negligence because the roofer’s carelessness materially increased the risk of injury.
E. The company can claim contributory negligence because the roofer owed the company a duty of care.
A - The company cannot claim contributory negligence because the roofer’s carelessness did not cause or contribute to the injury.
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