PPT-GENERAL DEFENCES IN TORTS

TORTS 1 DR SONNY ZULHUDA Background Right to compensation under law of tort must be brought through LEGAL ACTION Plaintiff v Defendant P must cite grounds as the CAUSES OF ACTION eg Negligence Trespass Nuisance Defamation Wrongful Imprisonment etc. Introduction to Torts. Review: Criminal Law v. Civil Law. Criminal Law Civil Law. Plaintiff is the state (e.g., - Plaintiff is private party State v. Doe) (e.g., Doe v. Roe). Guilty or Not Guilty - Liable or Not Liable. ement Third of Torts that would integrate these components. At a later stage, some years from now, consideration could be given to revising those portions of the Restatement Second of Torts that had Stuart Butterworth. Torts A Examination. Issue spotting. Torts. Issue spotting. Torts to person?. Torts to goods?. Torts to land?. Defences?. Vicarious Liability?. Non-delegable duties?. Torts A Examination. Module 2 – Negligence: overview and duty of care. Lecture Outline. Objectives. At the end of this. module you should . be able to. :. Identify the basic elements of a negligence action;. Discuss and explain the role and meaning of ‘duty of care’ in the tort of negligence;. Chapter 4. Torts: An Introduction. What is a Tort?. A civil wrong, not arising from a breach of contract or other agreement.. A breach of a legal duty that proximately causes harm or injury to another.. Module . 9. . – Defamation. Objectives. At . the end of this. module you should . be able to. :. Understand the elements of defamation;. Assess the extent to which defamation law protects privacy;. Torts Outline - Wyman - Fall 2008  o Assault o Battery  Defenses! o IIED o Trespass  Private Necessity  Negligence o Breach o Duty  Basic  Affirmati to Charges. I didn’t do it!. What is a Defense . A defense is a lawful excuse, explanation or circumstance that can be used by an accused person to argue that he or she is not guilty of an offence.. Civil Law. Crimes vs. Torts. A crime is a “public” wrong committed against society (in addition to the specific victim). A tort is a “private” wrong committed against an individual. The same conduct can be both a tort and a crime. Crimes vs. Torts. A crime is a “public” wrong committed against society (in addition to the specific victim). A tort is a “private” wrong committed against an individual. The same conduct can be both a tort and a crime. Automatism. Automatism. For automatism to work as a defence, the actions of the defendant must be completely . involuntary.. Bratty -v- Attorney General for Northern Ireland (1963). “an act done by the muscles without any control by the mind, such as a spasm, a reflex action or a convulsion; or an act done by a person who is not conscious of what he is doing such as an act done whilst suffering from concussion or whilst sleep walking”.. Introduction to Torts. Review: Criminal Law v. Civil Law. Criminal Law Civil Law. Plaintiff is the state (e.g., - Plaintiff is private party State v. Doe) (e.g., Doe v. Roe). Guilty or Not Guilty - Liable or Not Liable. The First Course. Fourteenth Edition. Miller. Chapter 6: Tort Law. §1: The Basis of Tort Law . (1 of 6). Tort: . A civil wrong, not arising from a breach of contract or other agreement or a breach of a legal duty, proximately causing another person harm or injury.. Chapter 5: Torts and Cyber Torts © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.