LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Qualified Privilege, False Statement, Tony Twist
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Case problem > use ipac > **analysis is more points. Political views today: sexual harassment/assault in civil side - males saying there was full consent. Someone coming towards you with a knife = assault. Has to be reasonable (what was going on prior to the action) Partial defence: (bouncers-patriot sho(cid:448)ed the other) partially respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le therefore did(cid:374)"t get full damages awarded. Consent: consent to interfere with other body in some way. Self-defence and defence of property different rules harm that is debt. Reasonable and proportionate to what is going on. It can still be fought on as a defence of necessity but partial. Protecting someone else is different that protecting yourself. Amount of damage that is done and whether what is happening leads to some sort of. Has to be proportionate to what is happening. Saving a cat but fell down and damaged property. Provoking someone (bouncers) damages would be clawed back.