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LECTURE 3: Law of Torts (Negligence) (Elements of Negligence (Breach of…
LECTURE 3:
Law of Torts (Negligence)
Types of
Liability in Tort
Primary Liability
Vicarious Liability
Elements of
Negligence
Duty of Care
A legal duty imposed
that requires that person
to take reasonable care.
Donoghue v Stevenson
('Neighbour Test')
Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire
Breach of Duty
(The 'Reasonable
Man' Test)
Roe v Minister for Health
Bolton v Stone
Haley v London Electricity Board
('Magnitude of Harm' Factor)
Res Ispa Loquitur
('the
thing speaks for itself')
Damage Caused
(there must be causation!)
The 'But For' Test
Barnett v Chelsea Hospital
Fitzgerald v Lane
Remoteness of
Damage
The Wagon Mound
Novus Actus
Interveniens
McKew v Holland
Pure Economic
Loss
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd
v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd
Defences
Volenti non fit injuria
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
Contributory negligence
Remedies
Damages
(
common law remedy)
Injunction/ Specific Performance
(equitable remedies)