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. Breach of duty is….

Dependent on statute law correct incorrect

Largely a matter of fact correct incorrect

A matter for the jury correct incorrect

Largely a matter of principle correct incorrect

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. Which is true of the 'reasonable man'?

He is of low intelligence correct incorrect

He is greatly experienced correct incorrect

He is casual about safety correct incorrect

He is neither excessively cautious or unusually risk-taking correct incorrect

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. What is the best explanation for the decision in Nettleship v Weston?

There were no dual controls on the car correct incorrect

Driving a car on a public road must be treated as a heavy responsibility correct incorrect

The driver was insured against the accident correct incorrect

The driver had just passed her driving test correct incorrect

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. In which of the following situations is the 'reasonable man' test not modified?

An elderly defendant correct incorrect

A skilled defendant correct incorrect

A very ill defendant correct incorrect

A child defendant correct incorrect

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. Sita is a young registrar in a surgical unit of the local hospital. Which of the following cases would be of most applicable to determine the duty of care expected of her?

Wells v Cooper correct incorrect

Roberts v Ramsbottom correct incorrect

Wilsher v Essex AHA correct incorrect

Roe v Ministry of Health correct incorrect

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.

Which statement below best describes the Bolam standard of care?

It is subjective and only applies to the medical profession correct incorrect

It is objective and applies to all skilled defendants correct incorrect

It deprives judges of the decision on breach of duty correct incorrect

It is both subjective and objective and applies in relation to professional defendants correct incorrect

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. Which of the following cases resulted in a finding that the cost of avoiding the risk outweighed the risk and therefore the defendant had not been negligent?

Latimer v AEC correct incorrect

The Wagon Mound 2 correct incorrect

Philips v William Whitely correct incorrect

Vowles Evans correct incorrect

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. Which statement most accurately reflects the law regarding duties of care in sporting activities?

Participants in a sporting event are taken to have consented to the risk of injury correct incorrect

Participants in sporting events are owed the duty of care which is appropriate to all the circumstances correct incorrect

Participants in sporting events are taken to have consented to the risk of injury correct incorrect

Spectators are taken to have consented to all the risks run in watching the relevant activity correct incorrect

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. The effect of the application of res ipsa loquitur is:

To put the burden wholly on the defendant to disprove negligence beyond reasonable doubt correct incorrect

To ensure that the claimant wins his case correct incorrect

To allow both parties to assume certain facts despite lack of proof correct incorrect

To make his defence, the defence will now have to put forward a plausible explanation consistent with lack of negligence correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a requirement for invoking res ipsa loquitur?

There must be no explanation for the cause of the accident correct incorrect

The cause of the accident must have been under the defendant's control correct incorrect

The defendant is not able to disprove breach correct incorrect

The accident must be of the kind which does not normally happen in the absence of negligence correct incorrect