Tort Law notes
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This Tort Law notes page on GoConqr gathers user-made notes on negligence, legal causation, nuisance and product liability. Its over 10 notes support university students and professional candidates, school students and teachers as they review definitions and legal concepts across school, university and professional levels. Choose a note and start reading.
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- Negligence40
- Duty of Care27
- Breach of Duty12
- Causation and Remoteness of Damage13
- Professional and Medical Negligence8
- Occupiers' Liability7
- Intentional Torts and Trespass16
- Defamation and Falsehood10
- Nuisance8
- Strict Liability and Product Liability8
- Vicarious Liability and Employers' Liability7
- Defences to Tort Claims7
- Damages and Remedies in Tort6
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Law of Tort Summary (Pt 1) Primary Victims:Someone who fears for their own safety, as a result of being directly affected by the negligent act 'Reasonable fear of immediate personal injury to oneself' - Dulieu v White Primary victim doesn't nee...
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Law of Tort Summary (Pt 2) A Private nuisance is an unlawful interference for a substantial length of time with a persons right to use their land in a reasonable way and is actionable as a tort. In order to bring an action for private nuisance,...
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Breach & Causation - created from Mind Map Breach (Essay) Causation (Problem Question) 2. Issues regarding the objective test and the reasonable man
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Legal Causation LEGAL CAUSATION break into two different factors: a. Remoteness - should D be responsible for the kind of harm C has suffered? b. Intervening act - where D has triggered a chain of events through his negligence, shoul...
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CHAPTER FIVE NEGLIGENCE OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS ENVIRONMENTAL TORTS A hybrid of two disciplines - tort law and environmental law, and may provide an institutional answer that addresses the remaining gaps in public health protection Environmental laws vs. tort...
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English Legal Terminology: TORT Terminology 1. INTRODUCTION A Tort is a Civil Wrong which the Law Provides a remedy. A person who is responsible for inflicting the injury or incur liability (defendant) is called Tortfeasor. A person who is sustains the in...
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Consumer Protection Act 1987 CPA was created to bring UK law in line with EU law - no need to prove liability if product is defective and causes harm then it is strict liability S.1 1.2 "producer": The person who manufactured it The person who wo...
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Liability in Negligence. DUTY OF CARE: There is a three part test here. ELEMENT 1: DAMAGE OR REASONABLE FORESEEABLE HARM. Must be established that the reasonable person would foresee that someone in the claimant's position might be injured fr...
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Intentional Tort Chapter 7 Harm to the person Battery- intentional infliction of harmful or offensive bodily contact Assault- intentional infliction of apprehension of immediate bodily harm or offensive contact False Imprisonment- intentional c...
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Film Notes Hot Coffee: Is Justice Being Served? Directed by Susan SaladoffBackground: Analyzes and discuses so called "frivolous law suits" and the impact of tort reform on the United States judicial system. Discusses several ca...
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Torts Key Definitions Tort: A civil wrong, other than breach of contract, for which a remedy may be obtained. New Page
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