Torts Notes
Torts notes from 2011 including the impact of the CLA, battery notes. Collected from a wide range of resources online and given by the Uni. 73 pages.
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Trespass to Person
Battery
1 What is Battery
1. Occurs when the defendant directly and deliberately causes physical contact to occur
to the person of the plaintiff without the plaintiffs consent or other legal justification.
a. Department of Health and Community Services v JWB (1992)
2. Plaintiff bears the onus of establishing the balance of probabilities the first 3
requirements below.
3. The defendant bears the onus of proving the requisite state of mind was lacking.
2 How to prove battery
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