UK Tort Law Exam Questions With Correct Answers

UK Tort Law Exam Questions With Correct Answers


Donoghue; |Anns; |Caparo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-progression |of |leading |authorities |in |
negligence



tortfeasor |will |be |subject |to |a |duty |of |care |only |if |there |positive |reasons |for |holding |the |
defendant |responsible |for |the |claimant's |loss |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-negligence |standard |
under |Caparo



standard |of |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-these |criteria |must |be |met |for |there |to |be |liability |in
|negligence.



1. |D |must |owe |C |a |duty |of |a |care

2. |that |duty |has |been |breached

3. |as |a |result |of |that |breach, |C |has |suffered |a |material |loss/damage |(cause |in |fact)

4. |the |damages |are |caused |by |D's |negligence |(cause |in |law)/is |not |too |remote/is |within |the |
scope |of |duty |owed



Nettleship |v |Weston |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case: |D |was |a |learner |driver, |froze |and |crashed |
into |lamp |post |causing |injury |to |P.

Held: |D's |conduct |fell |below |the |standard |of |care |owed |by |all |drivers |(obj. |standard) |and |
didn't |matter |that |she |was |a |learner. |D |will |be |liable |unless |it |can |be |proved |that |a |high |
standard |of |skill |and |care |was |present. |Law |doesn't |excuse |driver |doing |their |"incompetent |
best". |Drivers |more |likely |to |be |liable |because |everyone |required |to |insure |against |3rd |party |
injuries.



Tomlinson |v |Congleton |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case: |Teen |carelessly |dove |into |shallow |waters
|--> |broke |his |neck |--> |tetraplegic. |



Held: |D |can |only |be |held |liable |if |there |is |a |breach |of |duty. |Individuals |are |held |responsible |for
|their |own |actions.

, Mullin |v |Richards |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case: |children |having |a |mock |sword |fight |with |
rulers |--> |P's |injury |to |the |eye.

Held: |no |damages |were |awarded |to |the |P |as |both |parties |were |15 |year |old |girls. |The |ordinary |
15 |yr |old |girl |would |not |be |able |to |foresee |the |risk |of |injury |so |no |damages.



Wooldridge |v |Sumner |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case: |P, |photographer, |injured |by |a |horse |racer |
who |swerved |too |fast |around |a |corner.

Held: |D |owes |a |duty |of |CARE |not |SKILL. |a |person |attending |a |sporting |match |goes |
acknowledging |the |risks |of |damage |by |participants |in |the |process |of |the |event, |even |if |there |is
|a |lapse |of |judgment/skill. |However, |there |will |be |liability |if |there |is |a |deliberate |disregard |to |


the |safety |of |the |spectators.



Wilsher |v |Essex |Area |Health |Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case: |

Held: |no |exception |to |the |standard |of |care |for |inexperienced/new |medical |professional |
concerned. |Inexperienced |medics |are |expected |to |act |with |the |standard |of |care |expected |of |a |
person |filling |in |the |post |that |D |was |in.



Bolam |test |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |medical |practitioner |will |not |be |held |guilty |of |negligence
|if |he |acted |in |accordance |with |a |practice |that |is |accepted |by |a |responsible |group |of |doctors |


skilled |in |that |art. |

Furthermore, |he |is |not |negligent |if |in |acting |according |to |an |accepted |practice |there |is |a |
conflicting |opinion. |Resulted |in |accusations |of |a |protectionist |stance |for |doctors.



problems |of |Bolam |test |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |are |these?

1. |Bolam |test |has |been |applied |where |the |court's |judgment |is |being |replaced |by |the |medical |
evidence |presented |by |D, |as |long |as |the |medical |expert |is |found |to |be |honest |and |respectable.
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2. |with |tricky |medical |cases, |courts |have |been |inclined |to |"Bolamize" |the |litigation |process. |
They |will |be |reluctant |to |offer |a |judgment |contrary |to |the |medical |evidence |presented |by |D.

These |two |things |were |addressed |in |Bolitho.