Tort, English Law
- Tort is the French word for wrong.
- Tort is a branch of law establishing negligence and enabling claims against a negligent party if certain criteria are met:
- A duty of care,
- when owed,
- if breached,
- results in consequential loss
- and will likely result in a successful claim for compensation against say a negligent letting agent or landlord.
- E.g. a tenant or property visitor injured as a result of a property defect, say defective flooring or faulty wiring, resulting in injury is likely to result in a claim of negligence.
- To be negligent the defect must be reasonably foreseeable and not merely remotely connected to the problem endured.
- Physical, psychological and economic, consequential losses all qualify for compensation.
Published: 11 November 2013
Last Updated: 17 November 2021