LS283 Lecture 9: Introduction to Torts
5 Feb 2019
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Discussion points for today: introduction to tort law. Consider: when you enter into a contract with someone and the other party does not meet their obligations . You may have already "agreed" on what is supposed to occur. Perhaps you have already identified damages within the contract. Perhaps you voluntarily agreed in advance to nothing. Perhaps you agreed to some way to deal with the dispute (if not an actual outcome) Torts: no definition of the word "tort" totally explains this area of law, what you should know, torts covers a series of things that result in harm (often physical and monetary) that society says. When they do happen, the "victim" should receive compensation (or possibly another remedy) of some form rom the original wrongdoer (tortfeasor) Each individual tort has a definition and that definition is. I. e. , torts created by courts: over time legislation has been used to. Modify (sometimes significantly) common law tort concepts.
