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Worksheetscivil law
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
what is civil law
Civil law is a body of rules that defines and protects the private rights of citizens, offers legal remedies that may be sought in a dispute
civil law involves disputes between individuals rather than the community as a whole over an action that results in loss or harm
3 main types of civil law
contract law
defamation law
family law
tort law
what is family law
children must listen to there parents and if not they will be breaking family law
disputes about birth, marriages, divorce etc
what is tort law
protects people from avoidable/predictable behaviour of another person or party
it harms people in situations between a person or a party
what is contract law
legally binding agreement between 2 or more people
a contract law is concerned with protecting rights of individuals entering contract
in tort law what are the 4 main types of tort law
trespass
mediation
negligence
defamation
nuisance
what is trespass
when an individual directly intentionally enters a person's land or property without permission.
allowed to go where ever they want
what is negligence
occurs when an individual or organisation fails to take proper care over something.
when something is taken care of well
what is nuisance
a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance to someone
i think we all know what nuisance is
what is defamation
the action of damaging the good reputation of someone
not damaging a reputation but making it better
