LAW 122 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fundamental Breach, Qualified Privilege, Ultra Vires
7 Dec 2017
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Interference with chattels tort of (trespass of land) product (misappropriation of personality) not know that the blow was coming. Intentional torts: involve intention, rather then merely careless, conduct. Assault: occurs when the defendant intestinally causes the plaintiff to reasonably believe that offensive bodily contact is imminent. Battery: (cid:498) if you punch me from behind, you don"t commit tort of assault if i did. Invasion of privacy: (rejected?) there isn"t that much of invasion of privacy torts. Who sneaks onto someone"s property to obtain candid pictures commits. Company that makes unauthorized use of celebrity"s image to sell its own. Newspaper ignores judge"s instructions not to put officers name in article. Posting something about your employers private life (breach of confidence) English courts have recognized a tort of abuse of (private information) due to freedom of speech and information. But they are trying to balance the two. Can be committed if trapped in car, room, boat. (negligence)
