Week 2 : Tort Reform/ Donoghue v Stevenson
Tort reform as a campaign issue - NPR -Sept. 25, 2004
exercises - listening comprehension - speaker recognition
Make sure you know how the following words are pronounced and what they mean.
General vocabulary:
to rely on:
the run-up
to target:
harmful:
harmless:
consumer-friendly:
to assess:
accurately:
success story:
unpredictable:
to fail:
overtime:
relentless:
What do the following expressions mean?
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush :
sometimes you can’t see the wood for the trees :
every cloud has a silver lining :
a rolling stone gathers no moss :
Legal vocabulary:
personal injury lawsuit:
settlement:
pop tort:
litigation:
a case filed against someone:
Make a sentence using three words from the list:
Punitive damages article → the undelying policies
Find a synonym for punitive damages :
they are opposed to:
Make sure you know how the following words are pronounced and what they mean.
Malicious:
reckless:
abusive:
grantor:
to arouse:
to review:
wrongdoing:
appellate courts:
punishee:
According to the author, what is the purpose of a civil action?
Make a sentence using three words from the list:
Donoghue v Stevenson
Wikipedia article
Where and when did the incident happen?
What other names are used to refer to this case? Why?
Why was this ruling important?
Give the name of the highest jurisdiction involved in this case:
Can you name other courts in the Scottish judicial system? (
What changed in 2009?(
What was the “definition” of a “ duty of care” before this ruling?
What was Mullen v AG Barr about?
Give the names of the five Law Lords:
What is the neighbour principle?
Donoghue v. Stevenson discussed on the Today programme of the BBC 25 Aug. 2003 (at 0823)
General vocabulary
ground-breaking:
to rot:
gingerbeer:
awareness:
insurance premiums:
genuinely:
to stack up:
to tout:
a peak:
whereby:
decade:
removal:
to look back at
bottom
remotest
to get away with
therefore
manufacturer
to foresee
to injure
to owe
Legal vocabulary
malpractice:
nuisance:
consumer law:
compensation culture:
claimant:
legal aid:
negligence:
breach:
claim:
fee:
negligently:
entitled:
action:
afford:
solicitor:
award:
no win no fee:
to repeal:
Make a sentence using three words from the list:
Go to the following websites to learn more about the case:
You can also read the following documents: