Tort Law 1 – Overview: Duty of Care, Defences and Liability Types
Update: 2025-04-06
Description
In this episode of SQE1 Essentials, we dive into the key principles of Tort Law, a vital component of the SQE1 assessment.
🌟 Topics covered:
- The four-stage structure of negligence: duty of care, breach, causation, and damage
- Limitations on claims for pure economic loss and psychiatric injury
- Defences to tort claims: consent, contributory negligence, and illegality
- Special categories of torts: occupiers' liability, product liability, private & public nuisance
- Vicarious liability and employer’s liability explained
With practical illustrations and legal tests such as the Caparo three-stage test and Wagon Mound causation, this episode equips you with a clear map of tort law essentials.
🧠 Designed for SQE1 candidates and law students looking to master the fundamentals.
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