Level 3 Diploma in Vocational Paralegal Studies - Full Syllabus

Civil Litigation

1. The Tort of Negligence
   1. Definition
   2. Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
   3. Proximity
   4. Nervous shock
   5. Contributory negligence
   6. Volenti non fit injuria
   7. Time limits
   8. Res Ipsa Locquitur
   9. Causation
   10. Remoteness
   11. Intervening acts
2. Occupiers' Liability
   1. Liability to lawful visitors
   2. Responsibilities of the lawful visitor
   3. Defences
   4. Warnings and exclusion clauses
   5. Consent
3. Nuisance
   1. Public nuisance
   2. Private nuisance
   3. Defences to nuisance
   4. Remedies for private nuisance
4. The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
5. Trespass
6. Vicarious Liability
   1. The principle of vicarious liability
7. The Humans Rights Act 1998