LAWS1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Obiter Dictum, Nervous Shock In English Law, Penfolds
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BUSINESS LAW: TORTS
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CONTENTS
Torts ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
The Tort of Negligence .............................................................................................................................. 5
Three requirements of proving Negligence............................................................................................ 5
There are three important areas to consider in any claim: ................................................................. 5
Requirement 1 - Duty of Care ............................................................................................................ 5
Case Law: Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 .................................................................. 5
Duty of Care - Established Categories ........................................................................................... 6
Case Law: Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] ................................................................................ 6
Case Law: Australian Safeway Stores Ltd v Zaluzna ............................................................... 6
Case Law: Hackshaw v Shaw (1984) ....................................................................................... 6
Case Law: Nagle v Rottnest Island Authority (1993) ............................................................... 7
Case Law: Swain v Waverly ..................................................................................................... 7
Case Law: Romeo v Conservation Commission....................................................................... 7
Case Law: Vairy v Wyong Shire Council ................................................................................. 7
Duty of care - No established Categories ....................................................................................... 7
Requirement Two - Breach of Duty ................................................................................................... 8
STATUTE: s9(1) Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld): ................................................................... 8
STATUTE: S9(2) CLA ............................................................................................................. 8
The probability of harm ................................................................................................................. 8
The likely seriousness of the harm ................................................................................................. 9
The social utility of defendant's activity? ...................................................................................... 9
Requirement 3: Causation ................................................................................................................ 10
Two tests for Causation ................................................................................................................ 11
STATUTE - S11 CLA ............................................................................................................ 11
Factual Causation Test ................................................................................................................. 11
Case Law: Yates v Jones (1990) .............................................................................................. 11
Case Law: Chappel v Hart (1998):........................................................................................... 11
Case Law: Cook v ACT Racing Club Inc and the AJC Inc ..................................................... 11
The Tort of Trespass ............................................................................................................................ 12
Trespass to Land .............................................................................................................................. 12
Case Law: Kelsen v Imperial Tobacco (1957) ....................................................................... 12
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Trespass to Goods ............................................................................................................................ 13
Case Law: Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd v Elliot (1946) ................................................................ 13
Trespass to Person ............................................................................................................................ 13
Battery .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Case Law: Rixon v Star City Pty Ltd [2001] .......................................................................... 13
Assault .......................................................................................................................................... 14
Case Law: Stevens v Myers (183C) ........................................................................................ 14
False Imprisonment ...................................................................................................................... 14
Case Law: Burton v Davies (1953) ......................................................................................... 14
Case Law: Bird v Jones (1845) ............................................................................................... 14
The Tort of Nervous Shock .................................................................................................................. 15
Case Law: Wilkinson v Downton (1897) ............................................................................... 15
The Tort of Private Nuisance ............................................................................................................... 15
The Tort of Negligent Misstatement .................................................................................................... 16
Case Law: Hedley Byrne v Heller (1964) ............................................................................... 16
Negligent Misstatement – 3rd Party .................................................................................................. 16
Case Law: Esanda Finance v Peat Marwick (1997) ............................................................... 16
The Tort of Defamation ....................................................................................................................... 18
The Tort of Deceit ................................................................................................................................ 18
Case Law: Bisset v Wilkinson (1927)..................................................................................... 18
The Tort of Passing Off........................................................................................................................ 18
Case Law: Pacific Dunlop v Hogan (1989) ............................................................................ 18
Remedies and Consequences ............................................................................................................... 19
Remedies .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Consequences ................................................................................................................................... 19
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Document Summary
There are three important areas to consider in any claim: 5. Requirement 1 - duty of care 5. Case law: donoghue v stevenson [1932] ac 562 5. Duty of care - established categories 6. Case law: donoghue v stevenson [1932] 6. Case law: australian safeway stores ltd v zaluzna 6. Case law: hackshaw v shaw (1984) 6. Case law: nagle v rottnest island authority (1993) 7. Case law: vairy v wyong shire council 7. Duty of care - no established categories 7. Requirement two - breach of duty 8. Statute: s9(1) civil liability act 2003 (qld): 8. The likely seriousness of the harm 9. Case law: yates v jones (1990) 11. Case law: cook v act racing club inc and the ajc inc 11. Case law: kelsen v imperial tobacco (1957) 12. Case law: penfolds wines pty ltd v elliot (1946) 13. Case law: rixon v star city pty ltd [2001] 13. Case law: stevens v myers (183c) 14.
