Defences | OCR A-Level Law (H418)

Defences

36 questions
1 subtopics
Component 2: Law making and the law of tort
Component 2

The answers a defendant can raise to a claim in tort..

It covers defences in tort.

Sample questions from Defences

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

Defences in tort

What is contributory negligence and under which statute is it governed?

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A partial defence under the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 that reduces damages where the claimant's own fault contributed to their harm.
Defences in tort

A bystander rushes to help victims of a car crash caused by the defendant's negligence and is injured. Can the defendant rely on volenti?

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No, because rescuers are not treated as voluntarily accepting risk when responding to emergencies created by the defendant.

The 1 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Defences in tort	Recall questions on volenti non fit injuria, including knowledge and voluntary acceptance of risk, Smith v Baker, employees, passengers under section 149 Road Traffic Act 1988, rescuers and sport, on contributory negligence under the 1945 Act and the reduction of damages, and on the illegality defence.	36

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How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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