Week Two: Liability
- The elements of proving liability in negligence:
- Duty of care
- Breach of that duty (an actionable wrong);
- Causation; and
- Damages
- Burden of proof
- Standard of proof
- Apportionment of fault
- Vicarious liability: why, how, and when
- Applying the theory of proving liability in motor vehicle collisions, with reference to real case examples:
- Left turn collisions
- Rear-end collision
- Agony of the collision
- Applying the theory of proving Occupier’s liability, with reference to real case examples
- Applying the theory of proving assault and battery, with reference to real case examples
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