MCS 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Indictable Offence, Malicious Falsehood, False Imprisonment

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Marketing and Consumer Studies
• Course: MCS 3040
• Professor: Joseph Radocchia

Document Summary

Occupiers" liability: liability that occupiers have to anyone who enters onto their land or property: varies by jurisdiction. Liability at common law: liability of occupier mishaps on property is not determined by ordinary principles of negligence, determined by clarifying visitor as trespasser, licensee, invitee or contractural entrant, each class being owed a different standard of care. Contractural entrant: any person who has paid (contracted) for the right to enter the premises: owed: the premises are as safe as reasonable care and skill on the party of anyone can make them . Liability under occupiers" liability legislation: purpose was to replace the somewhat obtuse common law of occupiers" liability by a generalized duty of care based on the neighbour" principle set down in donoghue v. Saturday, october 8, 2016: high duty of care owed to those on property with permission, occupier must not create deliberate harm or danger.