1.What is a "tort"? How does it differ from a "crime"? 2.Distinguish between trespass, detinue, battery, assault, nuisance, defamation and 3.When is an employer liable for the conduct of an employee? 4.Johnny sees George, a young customer at his restaurant, reach into the open cash register and grab a handful of notes while Stephen, the person serving him, is looking the other Johnny rushes up to George, grabs his arm, pulls the money out of his hand, pushes him into a chair, and orders him to 'stay there until the police arrive, or I will lose my temper'. Thirty minutes later the police arrive and take George away for questioning. George has now threatened to sue Johnny in the tort of trespass to the person. Has Johnny committed the tort? When answering this question consider all three forms of the tort. 5.Elaine has opened a new steakhouse restaurant next door to Johnny's vegan Johnny is concerned that the smell of cooking meat wafting from the steakhouse is turning customers away from his restaurant. Can he establish that Elaine is committing the tort of private nuisance? If so, what remedy would Johnny be entitled to? 6.Robin writes a popular restaurant review blog for the local online city Her latest blog includes the following: 'By the way, I ate at a certain vegan restaurant on Kerouac Avenue last Saturday night. Whatever you do, do not order the tofu burger unless you happen to like eating something that tastes like the congealed leftovers of a liposuction treatment that is smeared between two slices of stale bread.' Johnny wants to sue Robin in the tort of defamation. Is Johnny's action likely to succeed? When answering this question consider: a. the three elements of the tort, and b. whether or not Robin can rely upon the defence of honest 7. What elements do you need to prove to make a case of negligence? What defences are available