Delict Revision
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- Q1
Someone who has been injured and wants to claim compensation is referred to as the...
Judge
Solicitor
Defender
Pursuer
45s - Q2
Someone who is allegedly responsible for a loss and is being sued is referred to as the...
Defender
Solicitor
Judge
Pursuer
45s - Q3
What Latin phrase summarises the fundamental principles of Delict?
Actus Reus
Consensus in Idem
Caveat Emptor
Damnum Injuria Datum
45s - Q4
Everyone owes a duty of care to their...
Family
Friend
Associate
Neighbour
45s - Q5
Which of the following cases developed the "duty of care" principle?
Donoghue v Stevenson
Blair v Drummond
Burke v Hare
Jekyll v Hyde
45s - Q6
To satisfy a duty of care, the standard of care expected is...
Reasonable care
Total care
Considerate care
Dedicated care
45s - Q7
Which of the following cases considered the issue of "reasonable care"?
Skillet v XYZ Ltd
Martins v ABC Ltd
Brazier v EFG Ltd
Latimer v AEC Ltd
45s - Q8
In terms of causation, what is meant by the Latin phrase "causa sine qua non"?
The reasonableness of a loss
The immediate cause of a loss
The end result of a loss
The factual cause of a loss
45s - Q9
Again in terms of causation, what is meant by the Latin phrase "causa causans"?
The factual cause of a loss
The end result of a loss
The immediate cause of a loss
The reasonableness of a loss
45s - Q10
Finally in terms of causation, in order to be recoverable, the breach causing harm must have been...
A remote possibility
A reasonable foreseeability
An inevitable result
An unlikely outcome
45s - Q11
Which of the following cases considered the issue of "causation"?
Barnsley v Plymouth & Argyll Hospital
Reading v Brighton & Hove Hospital
Everton v Dagenham & Redbridge Hospital
Barnet v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital
45s - Q12
If an action in delict succeeds, any damages awarded must be paid by...
The government
The court
The pursuer
The defender
45s - Q13
Which of the following is NOT a defence that might be available in a delict action?
Immunity
Time Bar
Innocence
Necessity
45s - Q14
What defence might apply when a pursuer has accepted the risks in what they are doing?
Res judicata
Volenti non fit injuria
In vino veritas
Quid pro quo
45s - Q15
What defence might apply when a pursuer is partly to blame for their injury or loss?
Contributory negligence
Unjustified behaviour
Reasonable mitigation
Injurious conduct
45s