Tort law worksheet with answers

The phrase "res ipsa loquitur" in negligence means:

1. AThe defendant is strictly liable for any harm
2. BThe case cannot be decided without expert evidence on the standard of care
3. CThe facts suggest negligence unless the defendant gives an explanation
4. DThe claimant has voluntarily accepted the risk

Donoghue v Stevenson is famous for:

1. AEstablishing EU supremacy
2. BEstablishing the "neighbour principle" for a general duty of care
3. CDefining murder
4. DEstablishing that manufacturers are liable only to those they contract with

Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, an occupier must be prepared for children to be:

1. AAs careful as adults
2. BKept off the premises entirely
3. CLess careful than adults
4. DAlways supervised by parents

A solicitor negligently delays preparing a new will, and the client dies before signing. The intended beneficiaries lose their gifts. In White v Jones, the solicitor:

1. AWas liable to the disappointed beneficiaries
2. BWas not liable, because the will was never signed
3. CWas not liable, because there was no contract with them
4. DWas liable only to the client's estate

Two chimney sweeps die from fumes while sealing a chimney, despite warnings about the danger. In Roles v Nathan, the occupier was:

1. ANot liable, because specialists can be expected to guard against risks of their trade
2. BNot liable, because the sweeps were trespassers
3. CLiable, because the warnings were given orally
4. DLiable, because occupiers must make premises completely safe for every visitor, including specialists

The Bolam test applies to:

1. AThe remoteness of damage
2. BDefamation defences
3. CThe standard of care expected of professionals such as doctors
4. DOccupiers' liability to trespassers

A petrol station kiosk attendant racially abuses a customer, follows him outside and assaults him. In Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets, the employer was:

1. ANot liable, because the assault took place outside the kiosk and after the conversation ended
2. BLiable only if it had trained him poorly
3. CNot liable, because violence was not part of his job
4. DVicariously liable, as the assault was closely connected to his job of serving customers

A tall new building blocks television reception for many nearby homes. In Hunter v Canary Wharf, the House of Lords held:

1. AThere was no actionable nuisance, and only those with an interest in land could sue
2. BThere was a nuisance, and all residents, including family members and lodgers, could sue
3. CThere was a nuisance, but only the council could sue
4. DThere was no nuisance, as nuisance requires noise