Understanding Negligence in Law

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What is the key feature of negligence that the law seeks to compensate for?

Intentional harm

Financial loss

Physical injury (correct)

Emotional distress

In negligence cases, what is the main focus of liability?

Strict liability

Economic benefit

Reasonable care (correct)

Intent

What is the test used in negligence cases to determine if a defendant was negligent?

Subjective test based on intention

Emotional test based on empathy

Strict test based on financial loss

Objective test based on reasonable person standard (correct)

What concept does the 'Law of negligence' use to establish liability?

Fault-based liability Signup and view all the answers

Which case expanded the scope of who could claim in negligence and established the 'Neighbour' principle?

Donoghue v Stevenson Signup and view all the answers

What did the case of Donoghue v Stevenson establish regarding manufacturers and consumers?

'Neighbour' principle creates duty of care for manufacturers Signup and view all the answers

What is the key element in establishing a duty of care?

The defendant must owe a duty of care to the claimant Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Donoghue v Stevenson case?

It was a general principle, not a specific one Signup and view all the answers

What was the two-stage test established in Anns v Merton LBC?

First, determine if the defendant owed a duty of care, and second, determine if that duty was breached Signup and view all the answers

What is the key principle established in the Robinson v Chief Constable of W.Yorkshire case?

Duty of care is a conceptual development that has undergone changes Signup and view all the answers

In the hypothetical example involving Marx and Adam Smith, what was the reason Marx was unable to raise a defense?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the key principle established in the quote from Lord Macmillan in Donoghue v Stevenson?

The categories of negligence are never closed Signup and view all the answers

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What is the key feature of negligence that the law seeks to compensate for?

In negligence cases, what is the main focus of liability?

What is the test used in negligence cases to determine if a defendant was negligent?

What concept does the 'Law of negligence' use to establish liability?

Which case expanded the scope of who could claim in negligence and established the 'Neighbour' principle?

What did the case of Donoghue v Stevenson establish regarding manufacturers and consumers?

What is the key element in establishing a duty of care?

What was the significance of the Donoghue v Stevenson case?

What was the two-stage test established in Anns v Merton LBC?

What is the key principle established in the Robinson v Chief Constable of W.Yorkshire case?

In the hypothetical example involving Marx and Adam Smith, what was the reason Marx was unable to raise a defense?

What is the key principle established in the quote from Lord Macmillan in Donoghue v Stevenson?

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