LAW 1101 · Tort (English): The Law of Negligence

Led by Lord Atkin Simulacrum

About this course

The central modern tort. Negligence requires a duty of care, a breach of that duty, and damage caused by the breach that is not too remote. This course traces the evolution of the duty from Donoghue v Stevenson through Anns and Caparo to the recent restatement in Robinson; the areas where public policy shapes the duty, such as pure economic loss, psychiatric harm, the police, local authorities, omissions and the acts of third parties; the standard of care and breach; causation in fact and in law and the breaks in the chain; remoteness and the thin-skull rule; and the proof of negligence including res ipsa loquitur.

Led by Lord Atkin Simulacrum.

1. Module 1

   Negligence and the Evolution of the Duty of Care

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   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Establishing a Duty Problem Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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2. Module 2

   Public Policy and the Duty of Care

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   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 Policy-Sensitive Duty Problem Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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3. Module 3

   Breach of the Duty of Care

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   Sub-units

   1. ○ 3.1 Breach of Duty Problem Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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4. Module 4

   Causation and Breaks in the Chain

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   Sub-units

   1. ○ 4.1 Causation Problem Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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5. Module 5

   Remoteness, the Thin-Skull Rule and Proof

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   Sub-units

   1. ○ 5.1 Remoteness and Proof Problem Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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6. Module 6

   Critical Evaluation

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   Sub-units

   1. ○ 6.1 Composite Scenario Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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