Tort Law

Which of these deals with disputes between individuals?

• Criminal law

• Civil law

Which of these would be a criminal case

• Smith v UK

• Smith v Smith

• R v Smith

Which criminal court would hear ALL criminal cases at some point

• Magistrates Court

• Crown Court

• Court of Appeal

• High Court

Write the definition of damages

Which case defined negligence (an act or failure to act due to the fault of the defendant)?

• Caparo v Dickman (1990)

• Blythe v Birmingham Water Works Co (1856)

• Lawrence v Hammal Operations (1967)

• Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)

Give an example of damages that might be awarded to a successful claimant

The .... principle was established in the case of Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)

Which of these is not part of the three-part test as established in Caparo v Dickman (1990)?

• Reasonable person would be liable

• Harm reasonably forseeable

• Sufficiently proximate relationship

• Fair, just and reasonable

The three part test seeks to establish what?

Once duty of care has been proven, the claimant has to prove that duty of care has been broken by failing to reach the required standard of care- what is this standard of care?

• that of a 'professional person'

• that of an 'ordinary person'

• that of a 'reasonable person'

• that of a 'sane person'