Tort law worksheet with answers

In English law, is there a general duty to rescue a stranger in danger?

1. ANo, unless the stranger asks for help
2. BNo, there is generally no liability for a pure omission
3. CYes, but only for trained professionals
4. DYes, everyone must try to rescue anyone in danger

The phrase "res ipsa loquitur" in negligence means:

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

False imprisonment is:

1. AUnlawfully and completely restricting a person's freedom of movement
2. BBlocking one of several routes a person wants to take, however briefly
3. CWrongly reporting someone to the police
4. DRefusing to let someone enter your house

A man bangs trays and shouts every time his neighbour, a music teacher, gives lessons, purely to annoy her. In Christie v Davey, the court held:

1. AOnly the police could deal with the noise
2. BMusic lessons are themselves a nuisance
3. CIntention is irrelevant in nuisance, so his motive could not affect the claim
4. DHis malice made the noise an unreasonable use of land and a nuisance

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

The "but for" test is used to establish:

1. ARemoteness of damage
2. BFactual causation
3. CThe standard of care
4. DDuty of care

In Hedley Byrne v Heller, liability for negligent misstatement arose because:

1. AThere was a special relationship in which the claimant reasonably relied on advice given with skill
2. BThere was a contract between the parties under which the bank was paid a fee for the reference it gave
3. CThe statement caused physical injury
4. DThe defendant intended to deceive

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

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