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Carmen Azorin Lopez grupo 2

PRACTICE SESSION 3

A. TORT LAW

1 Answer the questions:

Tort law is a type of civil law. It aims to remedy the situation of a person who has suffered
a loss or harm due to the actions of another. It remedies the situation by means of
compensation or damages. It has not basis in a previously established contract . Tort law
requires those who are found to be at fault for harming others to compensate the victims.

Tortious liability is the legal responsability that arises from committting a totious or
wrongful act, has nothing to do with contracts.

Contractual liability is the legal responsability that arises from breach in contract, or not
following the terms and conditions.

The difference between them is the nature of duty. The duties in the torts are fixed by the
law where the duties in the contracts are fixed by the contractual parties. Therefore, there
is more structured and stricter in tortious liability than in contrac- tual liability.. Answer
the question:

*Bonus: The equivalent is: delictic

2. Complete the table below:

Branch of law Main objective

Tort law Civil The purpose of tort law is to remedy the

harm caused to another person by gi- ving them

the compensation they deser- ve. The focus is
on the victim. To com- pensate the person who
is damaged.

Criminal law Criminal or public law To punish someone for committing an act
which is harmful for society and people. The
focus is on the defendant.

To punish the person who committed the crime.

3.1 Answer the question: The duty of care. Negligente is a breach of duty of care owed to
sclaimant
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3.2 Answer the question: trespass. Trespass to land. Trespass to the person. Tres- pass to
property.

3.3 Answer the question:

B. QUICK REFRESHER

1. Battery. An assault is when a person commits an act that puts a victim in rea- sonable
apprehension of harmful or offensive contact. Battery, on the other hand, is when someone
commits an act that actually inflicts harmful or offensive contact on the victim.

2. this is Battery because we can see physical contact to it is understandable that there is
physicial harm.

5. Answer the question

Self-defense, defending other people and neces- sity.

6. Practical cases.

Case 1. Assault.The woman doesnt receive any damage by jon. Case 2. Battery. Jon did
not consent to be attacked. Is intetion- al.

Case 3. Battery. It was intentional and there was physicial harm to the victim.

C. CONTRACTS

1. WARMING UP

1.1 Choose the correct answer: a.x b. c. d.

1.2 Choose the correct answer: a.x b. c. d.

1.3 Choose the correct answer: a.x b. c. d.

1.4 Choose the correct answer: a. b.x c. d.

2. DO WE HAVE A DEAL?

2.1. Principle (choose) : a.x b. c.

Is there acceptance? Yes/no__no_________________.

Explain why: becarse They are still negociating

2.2. Principle (choose) : a. b.x c.

Is there acceptance? Yes/no_________no__________.

Explain why: because they are that both parties say yes

2.3. Principle (choose) : a. b.x c.

Is there acceptance? Yes/no________no___________.

Explain why: because the communication wasnt clare

2.4. Principle (choose) : a. b. c.x

Is there acceptance? Yes/no_________yes __________.

Explain why: john should have read the terms and condiHons before doing the buy.

3. POSTAL ACCEPTANCE OR RECEPTION RULE?

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