Law Subject Extension: Law of Tort: Part 1

Tort law is a collection of legal rules and ideas which protect you from harm and vindicates many of your rights but you probably haven't hear of it that much unless you've already looked at legal questions.
The most famous tort is negligence, one you might have heard of. In this module you'll look at a case within the tort of negligence called Nettleship v Weston from 1971 (www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/C.... The key question in the case was how much care the driver of a care should take when driving on the road.
From such a simple question you'll be able to engage with incredibly difficult issues such as what it means to be at fault, what risks we actually accept compared to what risks we do accept in life and who ultimately should pay for harm done in society. You can also read one of the judgments of one of the twentieth century's most famous and most fascinating judges!
There are three videos in this series:
- Part 1: • Law Subject Extension:...
- Part 2: • Law Subject Extension:...
- Part 3: • Law Subject Extension:...
There are three worksheets with questions for you to consider, which can be done alongside the videos and the case. There are also three further documents, containing more depth and detail on the videos themselves, in case you find text more useful than videos:
- Worksheet 1: resources.law.cam.ac.uk/docume...
- Further exploration 1: resources.law.cam.ac.uk/docume...

[@SilentReports]

Thank you for these educational videos.

[@nealroberteade1345]

Great! Thank you. I practice Criminal Law. I have a Grandson who-will be taking an A level
In Law. Tort is always a brain teaser and this will definitely help him. Hopefully, to change his mind!

[@thongseehawong2551]

Thank you.

[@shammiherick6456]

Thanks for the explaination

[@angharadbowyer8585]

I was finding TORT extremely difficult until a qualified Lawyer told me to look through the questions and use my common sense; it worked.

[@roadjack8848]

Can you tell me the questions please?

[@vanessasuarez8969]

Road Jack I think she’s being sarcastic

[@ejusdemgeneris2899]

Nice use of Weston and Hill.

[@TehBearzz]

are there answers to the worksheets?

[@MC-ez5pf]

Thank you for these fantastic videos. I'm a music graduate who's developed an interest in the law. Can you recommend any books to read? I have read and enjoyed: Learning the Law and Letters to a Law Student. I plan to study modules in Law at the Open University at some point to.

[@ProDemocracy01]

Thank you

[@isaaccraft5977]

Tort in French means 'wrong'. The English legal system was permeated with French words due to William the Conqueror. example, "Dieu et mon droit" is still, to this day, on the shields behind the judge in the criminal courts...
Possibly a more apt explanation than "twisted"....

[@user-zx4yl9pe9k]

Can you write the full description of the case under Negligent tort

[@running4fun863]

Hi there
Some points in the lease agreement have been broken . I informed the Management company but they are doing nothing about it. I PAY monthly service charger. Can I claim Tort against the mgmt company as they are not doing there job.

[@londontrada]

I thought he was saying "unjust in Richmond" but its "unjust enrichment"

[@aquak5988]

Honest to God I heard Justin in Richmond. I thought em okurr. Just pretend I didn't hear that 😂

[@jonathanbarrington9997]

haha

[@FB-mw5gv]

So is there a law on how someone should be informed before entering contract? If you don't willing enter the contract should it still lawful and what if the contract you entered was never explained to you?

[@Vesivian]

thats contractt law

[@malkiamalula5429]

intention to create legal relations really depends on the relationship you had with the person during the agreement. Usually the presumption is that in family [domestic/social] settings there is no intention to enter into legally binding agreements. That is no one intended that they would end up in court as a result of failure to uphold their end of the bargain. In commercial settings the presumption is that the intention is to enter into contract especially were there is consideration. Hope that helps.

[@LexIustitia]

The link for the worksheets doesn't seem to be working, what's the full web address?

[@CambridgeLawFaculty]

Tested today and working fine. Try these links? resources.law.cam.ac.uk/documents/heplus/tort_law_subject_extension_further_study_1.pdf & resources.law.cam.ac.uk/documents/heplus/tort_law_subject_extension_worksheet_1.pdf

[@ramose83]

Thank you so so much? and you are talking here about the English Law I assume? not Australian, Irish Law etc. ? Thank you for making this video available and for your time.

[@SilentReports]

I believe he is talking about English tort law but tort law seems to be a general legal concept i.e both Australia and USA legal systems for example are based on the English legal system.

[@samuelkuo]

The judgment of Nettleship was not followed in Cook v Cook in a 1987 Australian High Court case, as it should. The dissenting judgment by Salmon LJ in Nettleship is far more reasonable than Lord Denning MR's.

[@msmrepo3271]

The Caparo test

[@amirasghar4473]

ok