Tort law worksheet with answers

The phrase "res ipsa loquitur" in negligence means:

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

In negligence, the standard of care is usually that of:

1. AA perfect expert in every case
2. BThe claimant's expectations
3. CThe defendant's own personal best
4. DThe reasonable person in the defendant's position

In English law, publishing private information without justification is mainly dealt with by the tort of:

1. ATrespass to land
2. BMisuse of private information
3. CMalicious falsehood
4. DDefamation

Pure economic loss caused by negligent acts is:

1. ARecoverable only for companies
2. BRecoverable only where the defendant's conduct was also a criminal offence of some kind
3. CGenerally not recoverable, with exceptions such as negligent misstatement
4. DAlways recoverable

In Bolitho v City and Hackney HA, the House of Lords added to the Bolam test that the professional opinion relied on must:

1. ABe capable of withstanding logical analysis
2. BBe held by most doctors in the country
3. CBe accepted by the patient
4. DBe written in a medical textbook

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

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

A man's leg is injured by a negligent driver. Later, robbers shoot the same leg and it is amputated. In Baker v Willoughby, the driver:

1. ARemained liable for the original disability after the shooting
2. BWas liable only until the shooting
3. CWas liable for the amputation too
4. DWas released completely from liability by the robbers' later shooting

After Barker v Corus held that liability under the Fairchild exception was proportionate to each defendant's share of the risk, Parliament responded for mesothelioma cases by:

1. ARequiring proof of "but for" causation in all cases
2. BCreating a state compensation fund to replace tort claims against employers and their insurers entirely
3. CMaking each responsible person liable for the whole damage, under the Compensation Act 2006
4. DAbolishing claims for asbestos disease