Torts - Exam Notes - High Distinction

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Intentional Torts

• Actions Involving People

• Battery

• Assault

• False Imprisonment

• Action on the Case for Wilful Injury

• Defences to Intentional Torts (Consent, Necessity, Self-Defence, Protection of Property/Goods, Inevitable Accident, Incapacity)

Part 2: Actions Involving Land

• Trespass to Land

• Private Nuisance

• Public Nuisance

• Defences to Nuisance

Part 3: Actions Involving Goods

• Trespass to Goods

• Conversion

Detinue

Part 4: Negligence

• Introduction to Negligence: Duty of Care

• Pure Mental Harm

• Pure Economic Loss

• Particular Duty Areas (Occupiers, Carers of Children, Teachers, Duties to Control Third Parties)

• Vicarious Liability & Non-Delegable Duties

• Standard of Care

• Causation (Factual Causation & Scope of Liability)

• Defences (Contributory Negligence, Voluntary Assumption of Risk, Intoxication, Serious Criminal Injury)