The Tort of Negligence
Law · Year 13 · Tort Law: Negligence and Nuisance · 2.º Período

The Tort of Negligence

Exploring the foundational elements of negligence, including duty of care, breach of duty, and remoteness of damage.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA Law 4.2.1OCR Law H415/02

About This Topic

Exploring the foundational elements of negligence, including duty of care, breach of duty, and remoteness of damage.

Key Questions

  1. How is a duty of care established using the Caparo test and Robinson principles?
  2. What constitutes a breach of duty by the reasonable person?
  3. How are causation and remoteness of damage proven in civil courts?

More in Tort Law: Negligence and Nuisance

Occupiers' Liability

Investigating the liability of occupiers to lawful visitors and trespassers under the 1957 and 1984 Acts.

2 methodologies

Private and Public Nuisance

Analysing the interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land and the strict liability rule in Rylands v Fletcher.

2 methodologies