VCE Legal Studies U1AOS3 KK#3

‘A legal proceeding in which a group of people who have a claim based on similar or related facts bring that claim to court in the name of one person’

Which one of the following terms does not match the description above?

• Breach of duty of care 

• Group proceeding

• Class action

• Representative proceeding

‘Plaintiffs and defendants can only be people. Legal proceedings cannot be conducted by government bodies or companies.’

Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

Which one of these is not a possible plaintiff in a civil dispute?

• Wrongdoer

• Insurers

• Aggrieved party

• Other victims

Sally works at a local restaurant. One day she finds out that her employer has been unlawfully deducting meal allowances and fees from her wages. Sally sues her employer and discovers that the human resources manager was aware of the deductions and allowed them to happen.

What is the relevant legal principle if Sally also sues the human resources manager?

• The right of subrogation

• The principle of accessorial liability

• Defamation principles

• The principle of vicarious liability

‘The legal responsibility of a third party for the wrongful acts of another’

Select the term that matches this definition.

• Displaced liability

• Second-hand liability

• Vicarious liability

• Accessorial liability