LAW5003 - TORTS - HD EXAM NOTES

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I used these notes to get an 84 on the torts exam in Trimester 1 this year. GENERAL ANSWER STEPS TRESPASS TO PERSON BATTERY ASSAULT FALSE IMPRISONMENT DEFENCES – TRESPASS OF PERSON REMEDIES – TRESPASS OF PERSON TRESPASS TO LAND DEFENCES – TRESPASS TO LAND REMEDIES – TRESPASS TO LAND PRIVATE NUISANCE DEFENCES – TORT OF PRIVATE NUISANCE REMEDIES – TORT OF PRIVATE NUISANCE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE DUTY OF CARE SPECIAL DUTY SITUATION – PURE ECONOMIC LOSS SPECIAL DUTY SITUATION – MENTAL HARM BREACH OF DUTY CAUSATION & REMOTENESS REASONABLE FORESEEABILITY TEST DEFENCES CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA (VOLUNTARY ASSUMPTION OF RISK) ILLEGALITY VOLUNTEERS GOOD SAMARITANS LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS ACT DAMAGES - NEGLIGENCE DAMAGES – CONCURRENT TORTFEASORS VICARIOUS LIABILITY