Tort law worksheet with answers

Defamation protects a person's:

1. APhysical safety
2. BPrivacy of medical records only
3. CReputation
4. DProperty

An employer can be liable for torts committed by an employee during their work. This is called:

1. AStrict liability for all acts
2. BContributory negligence
3. CNovus actus interveniens
4. DVicarious liability

Trespass torts are "actionable per se", meaning:

1. AThe claim must be brought within a month
2. BThe claimant does not need to prove any damage
3. COnly the state can bring the claim
4. DThe claimant must prove serious harm

Auditors negligently certify a company's accounts. An investor relies on them to buy more shares and suffers loss. In Caparo v Dickman, the auditors:

1. AOwed a duty to anyone relying on the accounts
2. BOwed no duty to the investor for this purpose
3. CWere strictly liable for errors in the accounts
4. DOwed a duty because the investor was a shareholder

Under Dutch law, the general provision for liability for unlawful acts (onrechtmatige daad) is:

1. AArticle 1 of the Constitution
2. BArticle 3:40 BW
3. CArticle 6:162 BW
4. DArticle 7:17 BW

The Bolam test applies to:

1. ADefamation defences
2. BThe remoteness of damage
3. COccupiers' liability to trespassers
4. DThe standard of care expected of professionals such as doctors

In Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services, the court allowed claims against employers even though the "but for" test could not be met because:

1. ASeveral employers had exposed the victim to asbestos and it was impossible to say which caused the mesothelioma
2. BThe victims had signed contracts with all the employers, which expressly allocated liability for asbestos disease
3. CThe House of Lords abolished causation
4. DThe employers admitted intention

The "eggshell skull" rule means that:

1. AFragile victims cannot recover damages
2. BHead injuries are compensated at a fixed rate
3. CThe defendant must take the victim as found, including unusual vulnerabilities
4. DOnly foreseeable claimants can sue