Tort of Negligence (General Duty)
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- Created on: 29-05-18 08:21
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2. In Alcock case, House of Lords had established the controls to be satisfied for secondary victim. Which are the following are not among the controls
- Witnessed the event with unaided senses
- The psychiatric illness must not arise from a single shocking event
- Close tie of love and affection
3. Explain the 'thin skull' or 'eggshell skull' rule
- A tortfeasor has a duty of care to someone and must guard against the risk of harm being done
- A tortfeasor is liable for all consequences resulting from his/her tortious activity leading to an injury of another person
- A tortfeasor is not responsible for any unforeseeable events before or at the time of the incident
4. Lord Oliver in Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire distinguished between primary victim and secondary victim. What is primary victim?
- are those who are involved immediately as a participant
- a person who suffers pyschiatric harm as a result of seeing or hearing someone being harm
- someone who rescue a person at the event
5. "The omission to do something that a reasonable man would do or doing something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do" This was defined by Alderson B in which case?
- Rylands v Fletcher
- Blyth v Proprietors of the Birmingham Waterworks
- Eastern Counties Leather v Cambridge Water
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