Tort law worksheet with answers

To bring a private claim for public nuisance, a claimant must show:

1. AThat a criminal conviction has been obtained
2. BSpecial damage beyond that suffered by the public in general
3. CThat the defendant intended to cause harm
4. DAn interest in land next to the place where the nuisance occurs

Which defence applies when the claimant voluntarily accepted the risk of harm?

1. AVolenti non fit injuria (consent)
2. BContributory negligence
3. CNecessity
4. DSelf-defence

Under the Defamation Act 2013, the defence of truth requires the defendant to show that:

1. AThe statement was on a matter of public interest
2. BThe imputation conveyed by the statement is substantially true
3. CThe defendant honestly and reasonably believed the statement was true
4. DEvery single word of the statement is accurate

Under Froom v Butcher, if wearing a seatbelt would have prevented a car passenger's injuries entirely, damages are usually reduced by:

1. A50%
2. B75%
3. C10%
4. D25%

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

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

A young man dives into a shallow lake in a public park despite warning signs and is paralysed. In Tomlinson v Congleton BC, the council was:

1. ALiable for half of the damage
2. BLiable, because it did not destroy the beach
3. CLiable, because the signs were ignored by many
4. DNot liable, because the risk was obvious and voluntarily taken

A "novus actus interveniens" can:

1. ATurn a civil claim into a criminal one when the intervening act is an offence
2. BCreate a new duty of care
3. CIncrease the damages owed
4. DBreak the chain of causation between the defendant's breach and the harm

Members of a religious teaching order abused pupils at schools. The brothers were not employees of the order. In Various Claimants v Catholic Child Welfare Society, the Supreme Court held the order:

1. ANot liable, because the order did not own the schools
2. BVicariously liable, as the relationship was akin to employment
3. CNot liable, because the brothers were not employees
4. DLiable only in contract to the schools