Tort law worksheet with answers

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

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

The defence of necessity in tort may justify an act when:

1. AThe defendant was in a hurry
2. BThe claimant was rude to the defendant
3. CThe act was necessary to protect the defendant's business profits from foreseeable loss
4. DIt was reasonably necessary to prevent greater harm to people or property

Statements made by MPs during debates in the UK Parliament are protected in defamation by:

1. AQualified privilege
2. BThe defence of honest opinion
3. CAbsolute privilege
4. DThe public interest defence

Pure economic loss caused by negligent acts is:

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

In Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington Hospital, why did the claim fail?

1. AThe claim was made too late
2. BThe patient would have died even with proper treatment
3. CThe hospital owed no duty of care to a patient it had not admitted
4. DThe doctor met the standard of care

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

The "eggshell skull" rule means that:

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

Under the EU Product Liability Directive, the "development risks" defence allows a producer to escape liability if:

1. AThe consumer did not read the instructions
2. BThe state of scientific and technical knowledge when the product was circulated did not allow the defect to be discovered
3. CThe product was sold at a low price
4. DThe producer was not negligent in manufacturing