Law of Torts Notes
Law of Torts is the area of the law that covers most civil suits. Generally, every claim that arises in civil court, with the exception of contractual disputes, falls under Law of Torts.
A tort is an act or omission, other than a breach of contract, which gives rise to injury or harm to another, and amounts to a civil wrong for which courts impose liability. In other words, a wrong has been committed and the remedy is monetary damages to the person wronged.
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Introduction to Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Concept of Torts | View Here |
Nature of Torts | View Here |
Essential Elements of Tort | View Here |
The Pigeon Hole Theory under Law of Torts | View Here |
Top 5 Important Cases to Understand the Basics of Torts | View Here |
Injuria Sine Damno | View Here |
Discharge of Torts | View Here |
Defences Against Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Torts and the Defences against the Torts | View Here |
General Defences in Tort | View Here |
volenti non fit injuria | View Here |
Introduction to ‘ Vis Major’ (Act of God) as a Defence to Torts | View Here |
Inevitable Accident: A Defence against Torts | View Here |
Necessity as a Defence under Law of Torts | View Here |
Private Defences under Law of Torts | View Here |
Novus Actus Interveniens | View Here |
Statutory Authority as a Defence to Torts | View Here |
Judicial and Quasi-judicial Authority under Law of Torts | View Here |
Parental and Quasi- Parental Authority under Law of Torts | View Here |
Parties in Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Parties in Torts: Capacity to Sue and be Sued | View Here |
Joint and Several Tortfeasors in Torts | View Here |
ex turpi causa non oritur actio | View Here |
Liability in Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Concept of Liability under Law of Torts | View Here |
Concept of Strict Liability in Torts | View Here |
Concept of Absolute Liability | View Here |
Absolute Liability: The Rule of Strict Liability in Indian Perspective | View Here |
Environmental Considerations of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy | View Here |
Concept of Vicarious Liability and The Doctrine of Common Employment | View Here |
Vicarious Liability of State in India | View Here |
Vicarious Liability in Tort | View Here |
Respondeat Superior | View Here |
qui facit per alium facit per se | View Here |
Tortious Liability of the State and Article 300 of the Constitution | View Here |
Top 9 important case laws on “Liability” under law of torts | View Here |
Top 5 Important Case Laws on Defences to the Law of Torts | View Here |
Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity | View Here |
Nuisance under Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Law of Torts: Nuisance | View Here |
Nuisance under Law of Torts: Elements, Kinds, Remedies, and Defences | View Here |
Top 5 Landmark Case Laws on Nuisance (Law of Torts) | View Here |
Negligence under Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Negligence as a Tort under Law of Torts | View Here |
Negligence under Law of Torts: Meaning, Essentials, Remedies and Defences | View Here |
res ipsa Loquitur: Meaning, Essentials and Limitations | View Here |
Contributory Negligence and its Defences | View Here |
Remedies for Negligence | View Here |
Defences against Negligence | View Here |
Defamation under Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
The Concept Of Defamation and Its Types | View Here |
Essentials of Defamation | View Here |
Concept of Defamation under Law of Torts – Libel and Slander – Its Differences – Essentials of Defamation – Remedies for Defamation – Defences against Defamation | View Here |
Trespass under Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Trespass to Person and Trespass to Property – Trespass to Person – Assault – Battery – Mayhem – False Imprisonment. – Trespass to Land – Remedies – Defences | View Here |
Malicious Prosecution under Law of Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Malicious Prosecution under Law of Torts – Introduction to Malicious Prosecution under Law of Torts – Essentials of Malicious Prosecution – Defences against Malicious Prosecution – Remedies for Malicious Prosecution | View Here |
Remedies for Torts
Topic | Link To Notes |
Remedies for Torts: Judicial and Extra – Judicial Remedies | View Here |
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