{"id":735,"date":"2021-05-30T15:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T15:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalenglishlearning.com\/?p=735\/"},"modified":"2021-05-30T15:58:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T15:58:43","slug":"identification-and-correction-of-common-imprecisions-in-the-language-of-tort-law-part-i-may-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalenglishlearning.com\/en\/identification-and-correction-of-common-imprecisions-in-the-language-of-tort-law-part-i-may-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Identification and correction of common imprecisions in the language of Tort law – part I (May 30, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Identification and correction of common imprecisions in the language of Tort law – part I (May 30, 2021)<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Each of the following sentences contain a number of words\/terms that need to be changed or \u201cimproved\u201d (either because they are wrong or because they are imprecise in the context of the sentence). This may include incorrect legal terminology, wrong collocations, prepositions or a combination of all of these. They are already identified for you, now think of a better\/correct option.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. My client\u2019s car sustained extensive\u00a0harm<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>as a result of the defective part while the driver was seriously\u00a0hurt<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Tortfeasor is the party who\u00a0does<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0civil offence<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. The defendant’s insurer argued that the Covid pandemic was not an insured event since it was not\u00a0predictable<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and therefore the defendant cannot be held\u00a0guilty<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for insured party’s losses.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. The Court held that the manufacturer didn’t\u00a0have<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0any\u00a0responsibility<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to the customers given that they didn’t use the product according to its specifications.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. The lawyer argued that her client suffered serious\u00a0injury<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0as a result of the reputational damage caused by the newspaper’s publication.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. The Court found that the company was\u00a0careless<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in failing to warn the customers of the possible side effects of its product.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. The Judge found that the damages the manufacturer of the gun used in the shooting must pay to the Claimant should also include an amount for\u00a0special compensation<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0given the lasting psychological impact the shooting had on him.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. The company is\u00a0indirectly responsible<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for the actions of its employees that cause harm to third parties while they are at work.<\/span><\/p>\n

9. The manufacturer\u2019s conscious decision not to disclose to the public all the serious health risks associated with its product is referred to as\u00a0intentional lying<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

10. If you know that in the process of manufacturing of its product it is very likely that the company will seriously harm the environment you can apply for a\u00a0stopping order<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Identification and correction of common imprecisions in the language of Tort law- part I: Answer Key<\/span><\/h5>\n

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1.\u00a0DAMAGE and INJURED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0COMMITTS and WRONG or TORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0FORESEEABLE and LIABLE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0OWE and DUTY OF CARE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0HARM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0NEGLIGENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0EMOTIONAL DISTRESS or PAIN & SUFFERING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0VICARIOUSLY LIABLE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0MOTION FOR INJUNCTION<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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