Legal Maxims related to the Law of Torts
Legal Maxims related to the Law of Torts Introduction The legal maxims are very concise on nature, these maxims are often used in the law as a fundamental rule or principle and has to be followed by the society, Legal maxims are necessarily used to avoid the long definition. There are some legal maxims which […]
Development in of Sovereign Immunity
Development in of Sovereign Immunity Introduction Legal fundamental doctrine that protects or makes any state immune from civil and criminal suits and also from any further prosecution of any kind is called sovereign immunity. Whenever state demands for nay tortious wrong that has been committed by him, and denies from paying compensation to that other […]
Parties & their Capacities to Sue & be Sued in Law of Torts
Parties & their Capacities to Sue & be Sued in Law of Torts Introduction The people who are legitimately included or intrigued by any demonstration, undertaking, agreement, exchange, or lawful continuing; restricting defendants. People who go into an agreement or different exchanges are viewed as gatherings to the understanding. At the point when a question […]
Define the terms ‘Assault and Battery’
Define the terms ‘Assault and Battery’ Introduction There is a major difference between assault and battery the former is bodily harm or threat or cause of fear in person without any actual physical interference whereas battery is causing harm to the person via direct interference. In any case, if the person hasn’t suffered actual touch […]
Medical and professional negligence: Law of Torts- Our Legal World
Medical and professional negligence : Law of Torts INTRODUCTION A professional is considered to be a specialist in that field; a patient seeking treatment under any doctor would certainly expect recovery and at least expect the doctor to be careful when performing his duties. Medical negligence results in high numbers of death and severe consequence […]
VICARIOUS LIABILITY: CONCEPT : Our Legal World
VICARIOUS LIABILITY: CONCEPT : Our Legal World INTRODUCTION Generally, a person is liable for his own wrongful acts and one does not incur in any liability for the acts done by others. Example saying, A entered the house or property of B without his permission, so therefore A committed the unlawful act of trespass and […]
Remedy & Damages under Law of Torts:- Our Legal World
Remedy & Damages under Law of Torts:- Our Legal World INTRODUCTION Let us first discuss what remedy means in law. A party is said to be aggrieved when they have been enjoying something, and that is taken away. This is known as an infringement of party right and can be treated in law. A legal […]
GENERAL DEFENCES OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY- Our Legal World
GENERAL DEFENCES OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY- Our Legal World INTRODUCTION Before proceeding ahead, it is necessary to evaluate the situation in which the defence can be used in any tort case. It is, therefore, necessary to understand the word ‘defence’. What it actually means? In a legal sense, the word ‘defence’ is used to refer to […]
Law of Torts : Nuisance: Public and Private:- Our Legal World
Nuisance: Law of Torts : Nuisance: Public and Private Nuisance is derived from the French word ‘Nuire’ which means to hurt or to annoy. In simple language it means disturbance. According to Prof. Winfield, Nuisance is incapable of exact definition, but it is generally defined as unlawful interference with a person’s use or enjoyment of […]
NEGLIGENCE: LAW OF TORTS :- Our Legal World
NEGLIGENCE: LAW OF TORTS :- Our Legal World INTRODUCTION In our day to day life, the word ‘negligence’ means nothing else but mere ‘carelessness’. In general sense, negligence means the act of being careless and in legal sense, it signifies the failure to exercise a standard of care to the individual which a doer as a […]