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Description
Flashcards by Madison Shields, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Madison Shields
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Assault | Threat of imminent physical harm |
| Trespass to land | wrongful interference with someones possession of land |
| Nuisance | Any activity on ones property that interferes with a neighbours right to enjoy their property |
| Battery | Intentional infliction of physical harm |
| False Imprisonment | unlawful detention or physical restraint or coercion by psychological means |
| Deceit | a false representation intentionally or recklessly made that causes another damage |
| Passing Off | presenting another's goods or services as one's own |
| Interference with Contractual Relations | inticement to break the contractual relations of another |
| Conversion | tort of intentionally interfering with someones rightful possession |
| Defamation | public utterance of a false statement of fact or opinion that harms anthers reputation |
| Defences to Defamation | Justification Qualified Privilege Fair Comment Responsible Communication on matters of public interest |
| Justification | defamation statement was substantially true |
| qualified privilege | statement being relevant, without malice, and communicated to a party with interest in hearing it |
| Fair Comment | statement was on a matter of public interest, was factually based, and expressed a view that could be held by anyone |
| Responsible communication on matters of public interest | defence that even though some facts are incorrectly reported, the publication is on a matter of public interest and the publisher was diligent in trying to verify the allegation |
| Absolute Privilege | Defence to defamation in reaction to parliamentary or judicial proceedings |
| Injurious Falsehood | false statements made about another's good or services that is harmful to the reputation of those goods or services |
| Aggravated Damages | damages relating to compensate intangible injuries such as distress or humiliation |
| Contractual Entrant | any person who has paid to enter premises |
| Invitee | Someone who is on the property at a benefit to the occupier |
| Licensee | Someone who has been permitted to enter onto the property at no benefit or cost to the occupier |
| Trespasser | Any person who is not invited onto property, whose presence is unknown or objected to by the occupier, or has been invited but subsequently asked to leave |
| Dissent and Appraisal Rights | right of shareholders who disagree with fundamental change to have their shares bought by the corporation |
| oppression remedy | remedy in which shareholders who have been treated unfairly ask court for a remedy as they see fit |
| winding up | dissolving corporation and distribute assets among shareholders |
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