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LAW OF TORT

1. (a) “Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do”

Alderson B. in Blythe vs Birmingham Waterworks Co. (1856) 11 Exc. 781 at 784

Elaborate on the factors that would guide in deciding whether or not the conduct of a party in a lawsuit in tort was reasonable, having regard to the above statement by Alderson B.

(15 marks)

• What are the considerations to be made in deciding remoteness of damages?

(10 marks)