Tort Law (First Class)

Strict liability: defective products, includes common law protection and the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

A 5 page detailed description and analysis on Rylands v Fletcher, an important case for the study of Nuisance within Tort Law.

Occupiers liability explained. Includes; liability to visitors, liability to non-visitors, and the Occupiers Liability Act 1984. Includes cases, relevant statutes, and a short list of recommended reading.

Nuisance including: the tort of private nuisance and a claim in public nuisance

Detailed document outlining defamation with cases, statute and academic reading. Includes headings such as; what is defamation, who can sue, the essentials of defamation, the right minded person test, the statement must refer to the claimant, the statement must be published, libel and slander,

Innocent defamation, truth, honest opinion, publication on a matter of public interest, defence for website operators, privilege, and offer to amends. With relevant statute and cases for each defence.

Damages handout headings; types of damages, the form of damages, and the assessment of damages for personal injury.

An indepth document on vicarious liability including cases and statute.

Duty of care: psychiatric injury. The special rules for psychiatric injury, recognised psychiatric injury, primary victims, secondary victims, other categories and reform.

Economic loss- duty of care: the general rule, consequential economic loss, economic loss caused by acquiring defective property, relational economic loss, policy reasons for denying pure economic loss claims, negligent misrepresentation, the Hedley Byrne principle, and a list of recommended further...

Duty of care general principles, the Tripartite test, tort and human rights colliding, duty of care and liability for omissions.

Defences for tort: contributory negligence, Volenti non fit injuria, and illegality. Includes a lot of cases.

Negligence: causation and remoteness of damage- includes: causation in fact and causation in law,

Negligence: breach of duty including: the reasonable man standard and special standards such as bolam test.