Delict causation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Delict (Ordinary) Lecture Notes 2022 Covers every lecture within the Delict (Ordinary) course, including the handout which is fully completed and annotated. What is delict, introduction, private law, Damages, Loss, Pursuer, Defender, Causation, Intedict, Strict Liability, Liability for conduct, acts or omissions, Assault, delicts against the person, consent, self-defence, provocation, defences, intentional infliction of emotional distress, harassment, OPO v Rhodes, DOMESTIC ABUSE, Majrowsk...

LPL4802 2021 SEMESTER 1 ASSIGNMENT 03: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS UNIQUE NUMBER: DUE DATE: 14 JULY 2021 Please stick to the due date on this question paper. Late submissions will be rejected by the system. Lecturers will NOT accept emailed answers. Select the most suitable option on each question from those listed as 1-5 and answer the questions on an online electronic mark-reading sheet available on myUnisa assignment platform. QUESTION 1 When an insolvent claims damages or satisf...

PVL3704 Enrichment Liability And Estoppel MCQ EXAM PACK 2020- 2021. Choose the most correct option in every instance. (1) A has demanded payment from B of an amount of R50,000 which he believes B is owing. B has checked its records and has paid the amount in the bona fide belief that the amount is owing in terms of their contract. Unbeknown to B, his bookkeeper, C had already paid the amount a week earlier by way of an electronic funds transfer into the account of A. At the time of the seco...

2020-06-ASS Question 1 1. Which one of the following conditions may amount to automatism? 1. Provocation. 2. Self-defence. 3. Black-out. 4. Necessity. Question 4 Musa is away on holiday. Frank, his neighbour, is keeping a watchful eye on his house for him and undertook to take care of Musa’s cat. Frank notices that the house is on fire and realises that Musa’s cat is trapped in the burning house. Frank breaks down the front door of Musa’s house in order to save the cat. If Mu...

Law of Delict – PVL 3703 Elements of Delict: Act, Wrongfulness Fault, Causation Damage = Delict (exception of cases of strict liability)

PVL3704 MCQ EXAM PACK 2020- 2022. This is an all-inclusive guide to PVL3704 - Enrichment Liability And Estoppel A has demanded payment from B of an amount of R50,000 which he believes B is owing. B has checked its records and has paid the amount in the bona fide belief that the amount is owing in terms of their contract. Unbeknown to B, his bookkeeper, C had already paid the amount a week earlier by way of an electronic funds transfer into the account of A. At the time of the second pay...

Elements of a delict relevant cases Unlawfulness & general test Fault (dolus directus and dolus eventualis Negligence Causation Damage Possible test/exam question & previous test/exam questions

Part I Introduction to the law of delict This chapter serves as a general introduction to the law of delict. Topics dealt with are the nature of a delict and its place in the legal system; the distinction between this phenomenon and breach of contract and crime; the historical development of delictual liability; and the influence of the constitutional Bill of Rights on the law of delict. Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Delict: general nature and place in the legal system The...

OCT/NOV 2019 1. Which one of the following remedies is instituted for personality infringements? a) The action legis Aquiliae. b) The action iniuriarum. c) The action for pain and suffering. d) The interdict. 2. Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to the defence of automatism? a) A reflex movement may cause a person to behave involuntarily and he/she may rely on automatism. b) According to Van der Merwe and Olivier, automatism does not exclude conduct in delic...

LAW OF DELICT 1. Define a delict The act of a person which in a wrongful and culpable way causes loss/damage 2. List the 5 elements of a delict - Act - Wrongfulness - Fault - Causation - Damage 3. Name the most important delictual remedies available, and briefly indicate what are the differences between them I. Actio legis Aquiliae: Claim damages for wrongful and culpable causing of patrimonial damage II. III. Actio iniuriarum: Claim satisfaction for wrongful and intentional injury ...