Personal Trespass

Trespass Trespass covers a wide category of directly inflicted civil wrongs. Trespass to the person includes direct physical assault and threats to do so. The injury, damage or interference must arise from a direct physical action.… Read the rest

Medical Practitioners’ Liability Claims may be taken against medical practitioners on the basis of a battery.  This may sound intuitively surprising.  A battery is a tort involving the direct application of force to the body.  Consent is a defence.… Read the rest

Nature of False Imprisonment A person who causes or assist in the continuance of a confinement may be liable for the tort of false imprisonment. False imprisonment is a detention of a person against his will. … Read the rest

There are a number of defences to Trespass.   Consent is a defence to trespass. It may be express or implied. Some cases turn on a defective consent. Some medical claims are based on inadequate explanation or consent .… Read the rest