Topic 3: Law of Tort

A tort is a civil wrong in the sense that is committed against an individual (include companies).

• True

• False

Liability in tort is imposed by..........

• Contract

• Bills of Quantity

• Law

• Document

A tort must arise from.............or............done intentionally or negligently, and there must be a damage.

• contract or document

• revision or omission

• mistake or undue influence

• an act or omission

There are.............types of tort.

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 5

Negligence, Nuisance, Trespass and Occupier Liability are part of?

• Contract Law

• Syariah Law

• Law of Tort

• Common Law

"The breach of legal duty to take care which results in damage, undesired by the defendant, to the plaintiff” is part of........

• Law of Contract

• Common Law

• Syariah Law

• Law of Tort

The ingredients of negligence are?

• A legal duty on the part of A towards B to exercise care in such conducts of A as falls within the scope of the duty.

• Owed to some person by someone with ability and skills

• May be owed by the professional to a client or to a third party.

• Avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbor.

Duty of care – may arise in contract, in tort, or may be owed to some persons.

• True

• False

Professional negligence - owed to some person by someone with ability and skills.

• True

• False

Duty to take care must not take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbor.

• True

• False