Nursing Jurisprudence Assignment #2 1. Intentional torts share three common elements as described in the text on page 113: There must be a volitional or willful act by the defendant. The person so acting must intend to bring about the consequences or appear to have intended to bring about the consequences. There must be causation. The act must be a substantial factor in bringing about the injury or consequences. Examples of intentional tort include: assault‚ battery‚ false imprisonment‚ conversion
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Bibliography: Books: • J McCarthy‚ The Rights of Publicity and Privacy (2nd ed‚ 2005)‚ [5.59]. • B Mason‚ ‘Privacy without Principle: The use and abuse of Privacy in Australian Law and Public Policy’ (2006). • D Butler‚ ‘Tort of Invasion of Privacy in Australia’ (2005) 29(2) MULR 339.?? Legislature: • Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) • Human Rights Act (1998). Speeches: • R Toulson‚ ‘Freedom of Expression and Privacy’ (Paper presented at Association of Law Teachers Lord Upjohn Lecture
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Running Head: Strict Liability Torts Strict Liability Torts (Product Liability) Adil Elatillah LEG 300 Professor: Queen Meheux Spring 2012 Strayer University Strict Liability exists in the criminal context as well as civil‚ it is a legal responsibility for any damages and losses caused by a person or organization due to the act which is defined a fault in the criminal law term. Strict Liability‚ especially product liability is well known in tort law‚ of course criminal law and the
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Civil wrongs - torts PowerPoint 1 Torts • Civil wrong other than a breach of contract • Causes personal injury‚ property damage or financial loss • Innocent party usually claims damages • Purpose - justice to be achieved by transferring kiss I’m the victim to wrongdoer • Principle - each citizen should take responsibility for consequences of his/her actions Types of civil wrongs (torts)? • Compensation is the chief remedy sought • Nuisance‚ defamation
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him home. They had to watch him carefully for about two weeks‚ but he finally came out of the "brainwashing." They want to sue the Church for a number of things. They want to sue on their son’s behalf for the intentional torts that were inflicted on him‚ as well as for the torts committed against them. Your ultimate assigment (Research Assignment 4) will be to draft a memorandum of law to your supervising attorney. It will be 8-10 pages in length. You will follow the general formatting instructions
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TRESPASS TO LAND BUKIT LENANG DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD v. TELEKOM MALAYSIA BHD & ORS [2012] 1 CLJ FACTS The plaintiff purchased a land from Oakfield Enterprises Sdn Bhd through a sale and purchase agreement dated 15 May 1996. The plaintiff was aware at that time of the presence of squatters on the land. Following the said purchase‚ the plaintiff commenced eviction proceedings against the squatters and succeeded in obtaining judgment where the court ordered that the squatters surrender vacant possession
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Daniels Kelly’s research demonstrates that people can be disgusted by anything that is presented to them whether it is abstract or concrete. It can be an object or it can be something they find physically repellent. In Daniel Kelly’s book‚ we see how the role of disgust takes place in our lives‚ both moral and social lives. Research that Kelly presents will guide us to see how disgust influences morality. To begin with‚ Kelly proposes if disgust should or should not be involved in morality by his
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THE DUTY OF CARE IN IRISH TORT LAW Author: Anna Louise Hinds‚ B.Corp.Law‚ LL.B (N.U.I.)‚ LL.M (Bruges). Examiner – Legal Framework Formation 1. Introduction The duty of care arises in the tort of negligence‚ a relatively recently emerged tort. Traditionally‚ actions in tort were divided into trespass and trespass on the case‚ or simply ‘case’. Trespass dealt with the situation where the injury was immediate‚ in other words direct and foreseeable. Actions based in case however‚ covered consequential
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Teacher’s role in the classroom is to take place of the parents whilst in school. They also must take reasonable action to decrease the likelihood of injury to students. (Queensland teachers union‚ teachers and law 5th edition page 7) Three elements to establish a negligence case A duty of care was owed There was a breach of the duty Damages occurred because of the breach Duty of Care Two points in order to establish a duty of care Should a teacher
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• The peace officer was wearing a distinctive uniform Dossey himself admitted after viewing the Watch Guard Video during our interview that both the lights nor siren were on during the incident and the above was criteria was not met. Dosseys’ statement that he cannot hear the sirens of a police car during a pursuit due to the high level of stress he experiences‚ make his decision not to review MVS footage to ensure the criteria of the vehicle code is met irresponsible and negligent on his part
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