Question 6 Answer saved Most of Canadian tort law is derived from judges' decisions. Locate the decision of the Honourable Mr. Justice A.D. McLeod in Warner v Calgary Regional Health Authority (Rockyview General Hospital), 2020 ABQB 172 (Canlil). Read the "Introduction" and Analysis" portions of the decision, then choose the statement below that is INCORRECT. Marked out of 1.00 Remove flag Select one: a. The Defendant argued that the plaintiff was a crumbling skull. b. The Defendant admitted that it owed a duty of care and breached the standard of care. c. The trial judge described the plaintiff as honest and believable. d. The trial judge was quite unimpressed by Dr. Buckley's testimony. Question 8 Not yet A claim can be brought in regards to more than one tort. An example of a case which involved both a claim for nuisance and negligence is Meadows v. Proctor, 2012 ABPC 360 (Canlil). After reading this case, choose the statement below which is TRUE. answered Marked out of 1.00 Remove flag Select one: a. The Court held the Defendants liable for negligence. b. The Court applied the principles from the decision in Doucette v. Parent to this case. c. Both parties had lawyers act for them at the trial of this matter. d. The Defendants called three third party witnesses, being a by-law officer, a certified arborist and a security guard. Question 15 Not yet answered A student-at-law who is training to become a lawyer in Alberta is required to abide by certain policies during their articling year. Failure to abide by these policies can lead to sanction. Locate and read the decision in Law Society of Alberta v. Brehm, 2020 ABLS 10 (Canlil). After reading this decision, choose the statement that is TRUE. Marked out of 1.00 Remove flag Select one: a. Mr. Brehm obtained his law degree from the University of Alberta in 2018. b. Mr. Brehm acknowledged he consulted legal counsel, understood the nature and consequences of his formal admission but refused to acknowledge that he had signed the Statement freely and voluntarily. c. Mr. Brehm admitted his guilt on the three citations brought against him. d. Through his reprimand, Mr. Brehm was informed that while his actions had damaged his reputation, those actions had not reflected poorly on the legal profession as a whole or on the Law Society's reputation. Question 11 Not yet answered A plaintiff who sues in tort must prove each of the elements of the tort. Review the torts below, along with their elements, and compare them to the information contained your Business Law in Canada textbook. One of the torts below is matched correctly to its elements. Identify the tort which is CORRECTLY matched to its elements. Marked out of 1.00 Remove flag Select one: a. Battery: deliberate threat creating fear of imminent harm; no consent. b. Passing off: deliberate interference to someone's reputation. c. Conspiracy to injure: two or more persons act together using unlawful means to injure the business interests of another. d. Deceit: negligently misleading another person and causing damage
