Tort Law, Including Negligence and Intentional Torts:

• What is a tort?
• What are the two different kinds of liability in tort? What are the differences between them?
• When two people commit a tort together - what kind of liability will they have as between the two of them?
• What are the different kinds of damages in tort? Be able to distinguish between them and give examples of each kind.
• Describe the tort of nuisance.
• Describe the tort of trespass to property.
• Describe the tort of false imprisonment.
• Explain the differences between the torts of assault and battery.
• Describe the tort of passing off.
• What is the tort of negligence?
• What are the four steps to a negligence action? To what standard of proof do they need to be proven?
• Duty of Care: to whom do you owe a duty of care?
• Explain what is meant by the standard of care. What standard is a person judged by? How do you determine if the standard was breached?
• Explain what is meant by "causation."What is the test for causation?
• Describe what the courts look for in the element of "remoteness". What is the test for remoteness?
• What is the "thin skull rule"?
• What defenses are available to a defendant in a negligence action?
• What are the remedies in a tort action?
• What is Occupiers' Liability?
• What types of damages are there beside pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages and what are the differences?