Legal Studies U2 AOS1 Civil Liability

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of civil law?

• Resolving disputes between people and organisations

• Punishing criminal behaviour

• Protecting individual rights

• Providing guidelines for acceptable behaviour

Match the following types of civil law with their correct description.

• Enforces legally binding promises

• Consumer law

• Establishes rules around duty of care

• Family law

• Deals with marriage, divorce and custody

• Contract law

• Regulates the relationship between employers and employees

• Workplace law

• Protects the rights of consumers

• Negligence

Failure to abide by a legal rule is known as

(a)  

The financial, physical, emotional or mental harm suffered by a plaintiff is known as

(a)  

The connection between a defendant's actions and a plaintiff's loss is known as

(a)  

The​ (a)   in a civil law case is held by the​ (b)   . The ​ (c)   in a civil case is ​ (d)   ("more likely than not").

• burden of proof
• plaintiff
• standard of proof
• on the balance of probabilities

The limitation of actions is

• 6 years in all civil cases

• Held by the plaintiff

• The presumption that the defendant is not liable until proven otherwise

• The period of time within which a plaintiff can bring a particular case

Which of the following is NOT a possible plaintiff to a civil case?

• Someone with vicarious liability for the wrong

• The aggrieved party

• Insurers

• Someone who has indirectly suffered harm

A civil case brought by seven or more plaintiffs is known as a

(a)  

Categorise the features of a class action into benefits and disadvantages.

Groups:

(a) Benefits

,

(b) Disadvantages

• Can be complex and timeconsuming to run

• More evidence can be presented

• Are rarely run as there needs to be a high chance of success

• Individuals save money

• Strength in numbers