Introduction to Tort Law (LLB)
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- Created on: 02-04-17 15:47
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- Introduction
- What is a 'tort'?
- A tort is a civil wrong in which the law gives a solution to
- it leads to legal liability (other than under a contract)
- It is the law of non-criminal wrongs
- It is up to the claimant to bring about the claim
- The parties have to do everything themselves (this can be expensive)
- The tort of negligence is central in the law of tort
- It is the most important tort in practice
- The ideas from negligence have influenced the interpretation of other torts
- Donoghue v Stevenson 1932
- Established 'duty of care'
- Overruled Winterbottomv Wright
- Recognised a new area of 'liability'
- It establsihedesa singles, universal requirement to take 'reasonable care'
- What is a 'tort'?
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