Category: 1.2 Intro to Law

Q. Explain the procedure of a property auction. A. You will need to be above 18 years of age to register and become eligible to bid at an auction. Complete Read More …

Q.What is misrepresentation? How do you determine that it is misrepresentation and hence claimable by law? A.Due to frequently being asked in 2018 Q8 and 2019 Q8, I design this Read More …

Q.What is “Slip & Fall” tort claim? Can all slip & fall be claimable? A.Read article by The Star Malaysia on 14 Dec 2010, written by Bhag Singh, verbatim below. Read More …

Go here for this posting – earnest money forfeited or return to Purchaser? Q. Azmi is selling his bungalow house. The buyer Janice agreed to purchase it and paid the Read More …

Q. What is the meaning of ‘Nemo dat quod non habet’? Why is it related to tort law? A. Nemo dat quod non habet, literally meaning “no one gives what Read More …

Q. What is ‘restitutio ad integrum’? How does it apply to tort law? A. Restitutio ad Integrum is explained as: Restitutio ad integrum is a Latin term which means restoration Read More …

Q.Explain ‘Volenti Non Fit Injuria’. How is this principle affecting tortuous claims? A.Volenti non fit iniuria (or injuria) (Latin: “to a willing person, injury is not done”) is a common Read More …

Q.What is ‘Res Ipsa Loquitur’? How does it be used in defence? A.Res Ipsa Loquitur carries the meaning of ‘the thing speaks for itself’. An example is in medical malpractice Read More …

Q. Compare and contrast the principles behind Lamb v Camden London Borough Council (1981) and Dorset Yacht Co Ltd v Home Office (1970). A. Both cases had the issue of Read More …

Q.What are the defence mechanism for liability in tort? A.When there is ‘breaking the chain’ or Novus Actus Itervieniens or ‘New Act Intervening’. General defence negating liability in tort are: Read More …

Q.What are the advantages and disadvantages of strict liability? A.Advantages: (1) The huge increase in the Standard of Products and the increased complexity of their component ingredients made it extremely Read More …

Q. In simple words, describe strict liability. What is the one key significant difference strict liability is compared to ordinary negligence? What are the presumptions that mens rea would not Read More …

Q. What Considerations and Objects are lawful, and what are not? Give examples of each in your own words. A. The below are the 5 circumstances for consideration or object Read More …

Q. What Considerations and Objects are lawful, and what are not? Give examples of each in your own words. A. [This is in fact the most important part of a Read More …

Q. What is anticipatory breach? Give an example for it. A. Wikipedia has the below definition of ‘Anticipatory Breach’: Anticipatory repudiation, also called an anticipatory breach, is a term in Read More …

Q. Obligation to a contract can be discharged by various ways – frustration, performance, breach and agreement. Discuss the various types of performances. A. See 2011 Q2 on discharging contract Read More …

Q. Ahmad has been taken care of by his long time agent Salim in all the transaction of his estate holdings. During his younger days, Ahmad had a tough life. Read More …