WorksheetsLaw of tort II
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following describe tort?
an injury or a civil wrong
protects particular interests
provides compensation
all of the above
none of the above
Which of the following is the key aim and/or function of Tort Law?
Deterrence
Compensation
Punishment
Retribution
A person who commits a tort is defined as
Tort
Tortfeasor
Crime
None of the above
A private wrong committed by one person against another is defined as
Tort
Tortfeasor
Intentional Tort
Unintentional Tort
The following circumstances describe negligence except:
Amir, a hotel guess refuse to save a drowning girl who cried for help.
Hamzah was driving over the speed limit and hit a pedestrian.
Alia, a doctor prescribed a wrong medicine to Hana.
Kuma selling Nasi Lemak that contained decomposed snail.
The negligence element of causation includes the "but for" test:
true
false
The standard of care used in negligence is based on what a reasonably competent and prudent person, in the same position and having the same knowledge, would do in that person’s position.
true
false
The three stage test which establishes a duty of care in novel cases stems from which case?
Donoghue v Stevenson
Junior Books v Veitchi
Anns v Murton Council
Caparo v Dickman
Which of the following circumstances may NOT break the chain of causation?
An intervening act of nature
An intervening third party act
An intervening act of an animal
An intervening act of the claimant
What is the test for remoteness of damage?
Whether a reasonable person would have foreseen the type of harm that occurred
Whether the reasonable man would have foreseen the extend of harm that might occurred
But for the claimant’s actions, would the harm have still occurred?
Whether harm was reasonably foreseeable to that specific claimant
Which aspect of causation arose in the case of Smith v Leech Brain [1962]?
The multiple test
The test for causation
The thin skull rule
Material increase of risk in asbestos cases
_____________ occurs when a defendant fails to use reasonable care.
Duty of Care
Breach of Duty
Proximate Cause
Actual Harm
To determine if the defendant's conduct was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury, the court applies the:
proximate cause test
actual cause test
forensic test
foreseeability test
In a product liability case, both the seller and the ______ of the item are liable for injuries caused by the product.
buyer
manufacturer
distributor
all of the above
The remedies available in tort law usually include:
a public apology by the tortfeasor printed in the local newspaper
prison time for the tortfeasor
financial compensation to the victim for injuries caused by the tortfeasor
financial compensation for the victim and prison time for the tortfeasor
A defense against negligence whenever the defendant can show that the victim did something that helped cause his or her own injuries
Comparative negligence
Contributory negligence
strict liability
Assumption of risk
Your lecturer's name is
Nur Hafizah binti Latif
Hafizah binti Abdul Latiff
Nor Hafizah binti Abd Latiff
Hafizah Binti Abd Latiff
