Civil Law 1
Civil wrong.
What is a tort?
Person who brings a legal action in a civil matter.
plaintiff
An area of law that defines the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups and organisations in society and regulates private disputes.
Civil law
A party who is alleged to have breached a civil law and who is being sued by a plaintiff.
The party is called the defendant - party who has to defend the claims made by the plaintiff
What is the smallest number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1-10?
2520
This term means the party with the responsibility to prove the facts of the case.
The burden of proof
Standard of proof in a civil matter.
the balance of probabilities
Who am I? When someone is careless and their actions cause damages or injury, you could take this civil action against them.
Negligence
This term means the degree to which the facts of a case must be proven in court.
The term is called the standard of proof
What is the longest word in the English language that can be spelt using only the top row of the QWERTY keyboard?
Typewriter
The direct relationship between one event and another.
causation
When you say something about someone which is untrue and it damages their reputation.
defamation
A type of harm or damage suffered by a person, and can involve both economic and non-economic factors.
What is loss?
The restriction on bringing a civil claim after the allowed time.
This restriction is called the limitation of actions.
What year did the AFL officially get that name after changing from the VFL?
1990
What are damages
Compensation, money for loss
What are the main aims of civil law?
to promote social cohesion
to protect rights
to place the wronged person back to their original position before the harm occurred
Negligence, defamation, nuisance, trespass.
What are four types of torts in civil law?
What are these words related to? Breach, causation, loss, limitation of action, burden of proof, standard of proof.
Referring to the key concepts of civil law
Which two Australian states do not observe daylight saving?
WA and QLD
What are the elements required to establish liability in negligence?
Duty of care, breach of duty of care, causation, injury, loss or harm.
What are the key elements of negligence?
1. the defendant owes a duty of care
2. breach of the duty of care by the defendant
3. The defendant caused the breach
4. Loss or harm has occurred
A type of tort which involves interference with a person's right to enjoy property. The interference must be at a level that would substantially interfere with the ordinary physical comfort of a person.
This is the tort of nuisance
A type of tort involving interference or intrusion of a person's body, property or goods without the consent of that person.
I am the tort of trespass?
Which year in the 1960s did Prime Minister Harold Holt disappear?
1967