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WorksheetsYear 10 Intro to Torts
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these, regarding Torts, is incorrect:
Civil wrongs done by one party to another
Torts cause a person to suffer a loss or harm
Torts are caused by an act or an omission
Any civil law including negligence and contracts
A claimant in a an action for Tort is called the:
Defendant
Accused
Plaintiff
Complainer
Torts can be committed by:
Individuals, companies, governments and minors
Individual citizens
Companies, Individuals and governments
Companies and governments
Some examples of Torts are:
Negligence, Defamation and False Imprisonment
False Imprisonment, Negligence and Contracts
Contracts, Defamation and False Imprisonment
Negligence, Defamation and Contracts
The 3 elements of Negligence are:
Duty of Care, Foreseeability, Damage
Duty of Care, Breach of Duty of Care, Damage
Breach of Duty of Care, Damage, Responsibility
Duty of Care, Breach of Duty of Care, Payments
For a Negligence claim to be successful, which elements must be present?
Duty of Care and Damage
Breach of Duty of Care and Damage caused by the breach
Duty of Care, Breach, Damage
Duty of Care, Breach of Duty of Care, Damage and carelessness
Donoghue v Stevenson is particularly relevant to which element of Negligence?
Duty of Care
Breach of Duty of Care
Damage
The Neighbour Principle
"Damages" is a reference to:
Injuries caused by a negligent action
Damage to property as a result of negligence
The person who is responsible for a Negligence action
Payment of compensation in a negligence claim
How does Breach of Duty of Care occur?
When a company of individual fulfils all of their obligations to their "neighbours"
When a company or individual fails to do something but no damage is caused
When a company of individual fails to fulfil their duty of care
When a company of individual does everything they can to avoid it but damage occurs
An example of a relationship where Duty of Care exists is:
A lawyer giving advice to a client about a divorce settlement
A doctor giving advice about vaccinations
A hairdresser giving advice about relationships
A dentist giving advice about fillings
