Negligence law UK

In negligence the negligent person will be found guilty.

• True

• False

The standard of proof is on the _______ of probability.

Robinson 2016 decided the three ways you can establish a duty of care. Which is incorrect?

• Text book example

• Statute

• Caparo test

• Precedent

In the Road Traffic Act 1988 who do car drivers have a duty of care for?

• Children

• Themselves

• Other road users

• Mechanics

What did Mrs Donoghue find in her ginger ale?

• Slug

• Caterpillar

• Beetle

• Snail

In negligence, who is your neighbour?

• The person next door

• The people standing nearby

• The people of your town

• Anyone who might be harmed by your actions

Proximity is needed for a duty of care, to make sure there is not a flood of cases from people with little connection to the defendant.

• True

• False

Which case: it was fair, just and reasonable for the police to have a duty of care for someone in their cells

• Hill v Chief Constable of W Yorks

• Bourhill v Young

• MPC v Reeves

• Nettleship v Weston

The test for a breach of duty is...

• subjective

• objective

Which is NOT a risk factor that should be taken into account when considering the standard of care that the defendant should have provided?

• vulnerable victim

• practical precautions already taken

• Wider public benefit of the defendant's actions

• proprietary interests