Tort Law Notes

Chapter 1: Nature of Tort

• Definition and Nature of Tort

• Tort and Crime

• Tort and Contract
  

Chapter 2: Essential of Tort

• Ingredients

• Injuria sine damno

• Damnum sine injuria

• Malice in Law and Malice in Fact
  

Chapter 3: General Defences

• Volenti Non Fit Injuria

• Inevitable Accident

• Act of God

• Private Defence

• Mistake

• Necessity

• Statutory Authority
  

Chapter 4: Types of Tortfeasors

• Independent and Joint Tortfeasors
  

Chapter 5: Vicarious Liability

• Principles of Vicarious Liability

• Principal and Agent

• Master Servant

• Vicarious Liability of State
  

Chapter 6: Remoteness of Damage

• Determining Remoteness

• Important Cases
  

Chapter 7: Trespass

• Assault and Battery

• False Imprisonment
  

Chapter 8: Defamation

• Essentials of defamation

• Libel and Slander

• Defences
  

Chapter 9: Nuisance

• Essentials of Nuisance

• Defences against Nuisance
  

Chapter 10: Malicious Prosecution

• Essentials of Malicious Prosecution
  

Chapter 11: Negligence

• Essentials of Negligence

• Medical Negligence

• Nervous Shock

• Contributory and Composite Negligence
  

Chapter 12: Strict and Absolute Liability

• Rule of Strict Liability

• Rule of Absolute Liability
  

Chapter 13: Remedies in Tort

• Remedies