Law school · Foundation
Negligence: Duty, Breach and Damage
The tort that most litigation is built on, taken in the order a court takes it: duty, breach, causation, remoteness, defences.
What you get
An Incredible Attorneys platform credential. It is not a qualification recognised by any bar or regulator, and does not entitle the holder to practise.
- Hours
- 22
- Pass mark
- 60%
- Languages
- en
- Modules
- 5
Syllabus
- 1 Duty of care From the neighbour principle to incremental development.
- 2 Breach and the standard of care The reasonable person, professionals, and children.
- 3 Causation But-for, material contribution, and multiple causes.
- 4 Remoteness and scope of duty What kind of damage was foreseeable, and to whom.
- 5 Defences and apportionment Contributory negligence, consent and illegality.
What this covers
Each area links to the statutes and judgments that actually govern it, in whichever jurisdiction you are working in.