LAW 122 Study Guide - Contributory Negligence, Implied Consent, Tort
1 Oct 2013
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Involve conduct where you actually knew, or ought to have known, that your actions would cause harm to people like the plaintiff. Occurs when the defendant acts in a way that causes the plaintiff to reasonably believe that offensive bodily contact is imminent y. There are legislative rule about this (e. g. pipeda) but they do not impose tortious liability. In 2012, ontario created a new common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion (read jones v. tort of intrusion upon seclusion (read jones v. Tsige carefully and try to answer the questions at the end. ) (see ch. 4 invasion of privacy handout) Occurs when a person is confined within a fixed area without justification. Does not need to be an actual prison or locked door, but the confinement must be essentially complete. Physical force is not necessary it can be psychological. Physical force is not necessary, it can be psychological.
