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The law of torts and professional negligence，希望这份脑图会对你有所帮助。

The law of torts and professional negligence

• Tort
  • meaning
    • civil wrong
    • no previous transaction or contractual relationship need exist
  • types
    • passing-off冒名顶替
      • mislead a consumer
      • benefit from parties' goodwill
      • genuine public confusion
      • injunction
    • tort of negligence过失侵权
      • 不关注当事人的意图
      • 证明顺序 3点
        • duty of care
        • a breach of that duty
        • claimant suffered injury, damage or loss
• The tort of negligence：Duty of care & Breach
  • duty of care注意义务
    • on a case by case basis
  • establishment
    • neighbour principle邻居法则
    • 3 stage test for eatablishing a duty of care
      • Was the harm reasonably foreseeable？伤害合理预见
      • Was there a relationship of proximity between the parties？联系性
      • Considering the circumstances, is it fair, Just and reasonable to impose a duty of care？
  • breach of duty of care
    • standard of care
      • failed to act reasonably
    • basic rules
      • reasonable man
    • probability of injury造成伤害可能性
    • seriousness of the risk：Egg-shell skull薄壳脑袋
      • you must take your vistim as they are受害人无论多脆弱，被告都得接受
    • practicality and cost可操作性和成本
    • common practice
      • in line with common practice or custom
    • social benefit
    • professions and skill
    • res ipas loquitur举证责任倒置
• The tort of negligence：Causality and remoteness of damage
  • causality因果关系
    • the ‘but for’ test用要不是造句
    • multiple causes
    • novus actus interveniens新行为介入
      • act of claimant
      • act of a third party
      • natural events
  • remoteness of damage
    • thin skull principle
    • the wagon mound
• The tort of negligence：Defences
  • defences
    • vicarious liability
    • volenti non fit injuria甘愿接受风险
    • contributory negligence共同过失
• Professional negligence专业过失
  • professional negligence
    • special relationship 4点
    • the caparo decision
    • accountants and auditors 2点
  • limitation of auditors' liability
    • liability limited agreement
    • liability amount is fair and reasonable

The law of torts and professional negligence

• Tort
  • meaning
    • civil wrong
    • no previous transaction or contractual relationship need exist
  • types
    • passing-off冒名顶替
      • mislead a consumer
      • benefit from parties' goodwill
      • genuine public confusion
      • injunction
    • tort of negligence过失侵权
      • 不关注当事人的意图
      • 证明顺序 3点
        • duty of care
        • a breach of that duty
        • claimant suffered injury, damage or loss
• The tort of negligence：Duty of care & Breach
  • duty of care注意义务
    • on a case by case basis
  • establishment
    • neighbour principle邻居法则
    • 3 stage test for eatablishing a duty of care
      • Was the harm reasonably foreseeable？伤害合理预见
      • Was there a relationship of proximity between the parties？联系性
      • Considering the circumstances, is it fair, Just and reasonable to impose a duty of care？
  • breach of duty of care
    • standard of care
      • failed to act reasonably
    • basic rules
      • reasonable man
    • probability of injury造成伤害可能性
    • seriousness of the risk：Egg-shell skull薄壳脑袋
      • you must take your vistim as they are受害人无论多脆弱，被告都得接受
    • practicality and cost可操作性和成本
    • common practice
      • in line with common practice or custom
    • social benefit
    • professions and skill
    • res ipas loquitur举证责任倒置
• The tort of negligence：Causality and remoteness of damage
  • causality因果关系
    • the ‘but for’ test用要不是造句
    • multiple causes
    • novus actus interveniens新行为介入
      • act of claimant
      • act of a third party
      • natural events
  • remoteness of damage
    • thin skull principle
    • the wagon mound
• The tort of negligence：Defences
  • defences
    • vicarious liability
    • volenti non fit injuria甘愿接受风险
    • contributory negligence共同过失
• Professional negligence专业过失
  • professional negligence
    • special relationship 4点
    • the caparo decision
    • accountants and auditors 2点
  • limitation of auditors' liability
    • liability limited agreement
    • liability amount is fair and reasonable