"Pure economic loss tort" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 3 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Law of Torts

    • 5528 Words
    • 23 Pages

    English tort law English tort law concerns civil wrongs‚ as distinguished from criminal wrongs‚ in the law of England and Wales. Some wrongs are the concern of the state‚ and so the police can enforce the law on the wrongdoers in court – in a criminal case. A tort is not enforced by the police‚ and it is a civil action taken by one citizen against another‚ and tried in a court in front of a judge (only rarely‚ in certain cases of defamation‚ with a jury). Tort derives from middle English for

    Premium Tort

    • 5528 Words
    • 23 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Torts CAN

    • 21577 Words
    • 87 Pages

    TORTS CAN – FALL 2010 - GOOLD Lecture 1: Introduction to the Law of Torts Tort= area of law that deals with wrongdoing. Criminal=public wrongs‚ tort=private Tort= law concerned w/ rights & remedies associated with legal relationships between individuals. - What is wrong with this definition of torts? Fails to take into account key aspects of tort law. Three ways to define torts: (1) Areas of law recognised by courts as torts (e.g. the subjects in the syllabus) (2) Area of law concerned

    Premium Tort

    • 21577 Words
    • 87 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Tort Assignment

    • 1395 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Tort Law A tort is a civil wrong arising from an act or failure to act‚ independently of any contact‚ for which an action for personal injury or property damages may be brought. It deals with situations where a person’s behaviour has unfairly caused someone else to suffer loss or harm. A person who suffers a tortious act is entitled to receive compensation for “damages”‚ usually money payment from the person or people responsible. The tort of negligence is a type of civil wrong where a contract

    Premium Tort Law Tort law

    • 1395 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Torts Notes

    • 4830 Words
    • 20 Pages

    Torts Notes – Negligence Contents 1 Preamble 2 1.1 Concurrent Wrongdoers 2 1.2 Death 2 1.3 Apologists 2 1.4 Vicarious liability/non-delegable duties 3 2 Duty of care 5 2.1 Immunities 5 2.2 Omissions/failure to control third party 6 2.3 Atypical Plaintiffs 6 2.4 Unborn Child 6 2.5 Mental Harm/Nervous Shock 7 2.6 Statutory Authorities 8 2.7 Pure Economic Loss/Negligent Misstatement 11 3 Breach of Duty 12 3.1 Section 5C 12 3.2 Obvious risks 12 4 Causation 13 4.1 Res ipsa loquitur

    Premium Tort law Tort Negligence

    • 4830 Words
    • 20 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Torts notes

    • 9178 Words
    • 32 Pages

    Concurrent liability  Text [13.45] – [13.65]‚ [13.80] – [13.120] Vicarious liability is the liability of an employer for a tort committed by an employee within the course of employment Stevens v Brodribb sawmilling  the existence of control between an employer and employee is not enough to prove a relationship for vicarious liability. Further criteria such as obligation to work‚ hours to work etc is also considered Elazac pty ltd v Sheriff  the plaintiff was not an employee but a contractor

    Premium Tort law Tort

    • 9178 Words
    • 32 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Tort Law

    • 415 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Torts are civil wrongs recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit. These wrongs result in an injury or harm constituting the basis for a claim by the injured party. While some torts are also crimes punishable with imprisonment‚ the primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harms. The injured person may sue for an injunction to prevent the continuation of the tortious conduct or for monetary damages. Among the types of damages

    Premium Tort Common law Law

    • 415 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Nuisance in tort

    • 1625 Words
    • 6 Pages

    land‚ or some right over or in connection with is nuisance (Winfield and Jolowich on tort) examples are noise‚ fumes‚ dust e.t.c. There are 3 different actions in nuisance but the ones of concern are private‚ public and Rylands and Fletcher (strict liability).the objective of nuisance is to protect an individual’s interest in land. The scenario to be analysed below is to advise Banger of his potential liability in tort since the occupier/ controller of the land (country house)‚ and the creator of the

    Premium Tort

    • 1625 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Tort Reform

    • 1409 Words
    • 6 Pages

    States justice system‚ a tort is best defined as an injury or loss that was committed deliberately or negligently by a single person or an entity (Crane). The history of tort law can be traced back to the initial trespass of property or person‚ but it was not until the 18th century that the distinction between intentional and unintentional acts was made (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). In recent years‚ tort law has become the center of scrutiny through the increase in tort costs‚ insurance liability

    Premium Tort Tort law Common law

    • 1409 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Tort

    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Exclusion of responsibility terms It is possible to have a term in the contract which excludes one of the parties from responsibility for something that may go wrong in the performance of the contract or limits that responsibility. It is called an exclusion clause or an exemption clause. For example‚ an exclusion from liability for damage done to the lawn by a builder’s backhoe might be included in a contract between the builder and a home owner who is having an extension built to their home. Express

    Premium Contract Law Parol evidence rule

    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Torts Outline

    • 6465 Words
    • 26 Pages

    TORTS – Fall 2006 “G” = something that Goldwasser said in class 01. INTRODUCTION TO TORT LAW (p.2) • set of rules regarding liability and compensation for personal injury‚ death‚ and property damage that one party causes to another - rules for shifting losses from injured victims to the persons and companies causing injuries • grew out of a focus on bodily injury and physical property damage - now extended to include harm to reputation‚ privacy‚ emotional well-being‚ and economic losses

    Premium Tort Jury Common law

    • 6465 Words
    • 26 Pages
    Powerful Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50