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The document outlines key concepts of civil law, including definitions of negligence and the phrase 'piercing the corporate veil.' It provides a matching exercise for various types of civil law with their corresponding descriptions, such as negligence, trespass, nuisance, defamation, family law, wills and inheritance law, and contract law. The content is intended for educational purposes in a legal studies context.

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Legal Briefs Episode 5 Questions

The document outlines key concepts of civil law, including definitions of negligence and the phrase 'piercing the corporate veil.' It provides a matching exercise for various types of civil law with their corresponding descriptions, such as negligence, trespass, nuisance, defamation, family law, wills and inheritance law, and contract law. The content is intended for educational purposes in a legal studies context.

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9.1 Purposes and types of civil law


Pages 316–319

Civil justice
1 Define the term ‘negligence’. How does it apply to the Klaus Rabenalt case?

2 Explain what is meant by the phrase ‘piercing the corporate veil’.

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3 Refer to page 318 of your Student Book. Match the types of civil law below (on the left) with the correct
description (on the right). The first one has been done for you.

Negligence A type of tort that involves interference with a person’s right to use
and enjoy private and/or public property

Trespass Laws that regulate wills, including when wills are valid. These
laws provide guidelines about the decisions made by will-makers
and how a person’s estate is distributed if there is no will

Nuisance A type of tort that involves a breach of a duty of care, causing


loss or harm

Defamation This type of law deals with disputes between family members that
are of a family nature, such as disputes over the division of
property between divorced parties and the parenting of children.

Family law An area of civil law governing the validity and enforceability of
agreements made between two or more parties

Wills and inheritance law A type of tort that involves the action of damaging a person’s
personal or professional reputation in the community through the
communication of false and untrue

Contract law A type of tort involving the interference or intrusion of a person’s


body, property or goods without the consent of that person

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Permission has been granted for this page to be photocopied within the purchasing institution only.
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