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Rules of the tort of negligence

Explaining the links between the common law tort of negligence and its related forms of liability

This article is relevant to AQA A-level Paper 2 and OCR A-level Component 2.

Studies in tort generally begin with the common law rules of negligence. Students often express surprise when they need to refer back to these rules in the course of examining other forms of tort liability. The aim of this article is to explain why this is the case. I will demonstrate how the common law tort of negligence remains relevant to the following forms of liability:

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