Misfeasance, Malfeasance and Nonfeasance

This article is written by Akshaya  V, a student of CMR University, School of Law and Legal Studies, Bangalore Synopsis  This article will explain the meaning of torts at first and further relates the concept of malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance to the context of negligence in torts.  Introduction  Every person in the country shall haveRead More

Ex Turpi Causa Non- Oritur Actio

Author Mansi Malik a fourth-year law student at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, she is currently interning with Lexpeeps.in “The article traverses about the illegality defences in tort, contract and English Trust laws”. INTRODUCTION Generally, when the person does an illegal, immoral act and due to it, if the person suffers a loss or damage heRead More

Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium

This article has been written by Tanya Gupta, a student pursuing BA LLB from Ideal Institute of Management and Technology and School of Law, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.  This article focuses on the meaning of maxim “Ubi jus ibi remedium” and its related case laws. INTRODUCTION Does everyone get the remedy? Read More

No-Fault Liability under Tort Law

This article has been written by Kritika Narwariya, a first year student of BALLB of THE ICFAI UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN. In this article, the author has done the wide study of strict and absolute liability in light of no fault liability in tort law.  INTRODUCTION There are situation when a person may be liable for some harmRead More

Torts against Immovable Property

This article is written by Shivani Kumari, a student of Lloyd Law College. INTRODUCTION Let no stranger intrude here, no invader trespass. This was ours, and this we would defend. – John Marsden  The word ‘Tort’ is derived from a Latin word ‘tortum’ which means ‘twisted’ or ‘what is not straight’. A tort is aRead More

Sources of Tort Law

This article is written by Gaurav Lall pursuing BBA LL.B. (Hons.) at United World School of Law. The article speaks about a brief introduction about tort and the origin of tort with different cases. INTRODUCTION A tort is a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which a remedy may be obtained, usuallyRead More

Death in Relation to Tort

This article is written by Preeti Bafna doing BBA L.L.B from Unitedworld School of   Law, Karnavati University. The claim for compensation is usually brought by the person who has sustained the injury against the person who is responsible for such injury. The topic can be studied under two broad heads: How does the deathRead More

Contributory Negligence

Contributory negligence is the plaintiff’s failure to exercise reasonable care for their safety. A plaintiff is a party who brings a case against another party (the defendant). Contributory negligence can bar recovery or reduce the amount of compensation a plaintiff receives if their actions increased the likelihood that an incident occurred. Often, defendants use contributory negligence as a defence.