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The key point to note about breach of duty is that it is assessed objectively - what action or inaction would be expected of 'the reasonable man' in the position of the defendant. Reasonableness is assessed ...

Vicarious liability is a concept used by the civil courts to allocate legal responsibility to a person (A) for a wrong committed against another person, when A is not personally at fault. Employers may be fo...

So start by defining the law - s1(1) dishonestly appropraite property belonging to another with the intent to permently deprive Then outline the actus reus with cases - s3(1) appropriation (Pitham v Hehl), s...

Consideration is essential for a contract to be valid. It is essentially what one party agrees to give the other. Both parties must provide some sort of consideration. It can take the form of a service, mone...

Common law stems from judgements in decided cases. These decisions can either help interpret existing laws or even fill in the gaps within statutes. While they do not override statutory law, they do set a le...