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The Basic Principles of Negligence

Exploring the negligent act, causation, and damage in the tort of negligence.

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IntermediateUpdated Aug 26, 2020
The Basic Principles of Negligence

What You'll Learn

check_circleDefine the core elements of negligence.
check_circleExplain the reasonable person standard of care.
check_circleApply the but-for test for factual causation.
check_circleRecognize categories of foreseeable damage.
check_circleDescribe the duty of care concept.
check_circleIdentify common defenses to negligence.

About This Course

Explore "The Basic Principles of Negligence," a foundational course essential for understanding civil liability for harm caused by a lack of reasonable care.

This course delves into the core principles and legal framework that underpin negligence law. You will learn how courts determine liability, balancing concepts of individual responsibility with the policy goals of loss distribution and compensation.

Upon completion, you will have a solid grasp of the key components of a negligence action, including:

  • The essential elements: the negligent act (standard of care, including the reasonable person and special standards), causation (factual and legal links, including tests and complex scenarios), and damage (the requirement of actual loss).
  • The crucial control devices used by courts: duty of care (determining who owes a legal obligation to whom, considering proximity and policy) and remoteness of damage (limiting liability for unforeseeable or indirect consequences, including concepts like intervening acts and the thin skull rule).
  • Available defenses: examining how defendants can challenge liability based on factors like the plaintiff's own contribution (contributory negligence), voluntary assumption of risk, illegality, and inevitable accident.
  • Remedies: understanding the principles of assessing damages to compensate plaintiffs for personal injury, fatality, and property loss.

Through detailed analysis of case law, this course provides practical insights into how these principles are applied and how negligence law continues to evolve.

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Philip H. Osborne
Philip H. Osborne

Until his retirement, Philip H. Osborne was a professor of law at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, where he taught the law of torts and the law of contracts. Currently, he is a senior scholar at the Faculty. He is the co-author of Canadian Medical Law: An Introduction for Physicians, Nurses and Other Health Care Practitioners, 4th ed., 2013 (with J.C. Irvine & M.J. Shariff).

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