QUESTIONS

1. Trespass to land occurs whenever a person's(plaintiff) possession is wrongfully interfered

with, whereby possession and not necessarily ownership and as such the plaintiff can be the

owner or the tenant. Highlight the remedies to trespass in land.

2. False imprisonment occurs when a person is deprived of their freedom without legal

explanation such as locking someone in a room. Therefore, highlight the main ingredients of

the tort and its rules.

3. Battery is the actual use of force towards another person without lawful justification e. g.

hitting a person and it is only actionable if it is voluntary or intentional which are guided by

rules and should be abided by. State the rules of battery.

4. Slander is a kind of defamation which is actionable upon proof of damage which is a non-

permanent form usually by word of mouth. Therefore, discuss the cases of slander that are

actionable per se.

5. Occupiers' liability generally refers to the duty owed by land/premise owners to those who

come onto their land and the law relating to it has distinct English origin. With reference to

so, discuss the expectations of the occupier.

6. General defenses in torts focuses if one sues the other claiming that the other person has

violated his rights and in so doing has committed a tort, then certain defenses are available to

the defendant. Therefore, explain the defenses in tort.

7. Capacity to be sued or sue in tort elaborates that all persons are subject to the same laws

however some special rules apply in certain circumstance which restrict, forbid or qualify the

right to sue or be sued. State, the capacities to sue or be sued in tort.

8. Actions of contract and tort and certain other actions may be limited with how those actions

should be carried out and therefore their limitation is discussed in certain perspective.

Highlight, the limitations of actions.

9. A contract is an agreement of promises which is legally binding or enforceable by law thus

imposes an obligation to the parties involved to see that they have performed their promise.

Therefore, highlight essential elements of a valid contract.

10. Consideration is an offer and acceptance which are not enough to bring about a valid and

binding contract thus rendering most contracts void. Discuss the types of consideration.