Ghana School of Law PLC Law of Torts (GLC) Practice Questions - Ghana School of Law Professional Law Course Law of Torts Exam - Ghana School of Law PLC Law of Torts (GLC) Practice Questions - Ghana School of Law Professional Law Course Law of Torts Exam

Question 1

Which of the following best distinguishes an action in the law of torts from a criminal prosecution under Ghanaian law?

A tort action seeks to compensate the victim through civil damages on a balance of probabilities, whereas a criminal prosecution seeks to punish the offender beyond a reasonable doubt A tort action is initiated by the Attorney-General on behalf of the state, whereas criminal prosecutions are always private Torts require proof of a written statutory code for liability, whereas crimes are based entirely on unwritten common law rules Torts always require proof of a specific intent to cause physical injury, whereas crimes only require proof of negligence

Correct Answer:

A tort action seeks to compensate the victim through civil damages on a balance of probabilities, whereas a criminal prosecution seeks to punish the offender beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 2

The principle of 'damnum sine injuria' is best illustrated by which of the following scenarios?

A merchant opens a shop near an existing shop and attracts all its customers through lower prices, causing economic loss to the first shopkeeper without violating any legal right An individual physically trespasses onto another's land but causes no tangible damage or physical harm to the property A driver negligently hits a pedestrian, causing severe physical injuries and subsequent loss of earnings A local authority lawfully arrests a suspect under a valid warrant, causing them temporary emotional distress

Correct Answer:

A merchant opens a shop near an existing shop and attracts all its customers through lower prices, causing economic loss to the first shopkeeper without violating any legal right

Question 3

Which of the following legal concepts represents 'injuria sine damno' and is actionable per se under common law in Ghana?

Trespass to land Negligence causing pure economic loss Private nuisance causing personal discomfort Negligent misstatement causing financial damage

Correct Answer:

Trespass to land

Question 4

To successfully raise the defense of voluntary assumption of risk (volenti non fit injuria), what must the defendant establish?

That the plaintiff had full knowledge of the nature and extent of the risk and voluntarily agreed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive their legal rights That the plaintiff was contributorily negligent and failed to take reasonable care for their own safety That the defendant warned the plaintiff of the risk, regardless of whether the plaintiff understood or accepted it That the risk was an act of God that could not have been avoided by any human intervention

Correct Answer:

That the plaintiff had full knowledge of the nature and extent of the risk and voluntarily agreed, either expressly or impliedly, to waive their legal rights

Question 5

In the context of 'volenti non fit injuria', how do Ghanaian and common law courts treat a plaintiff who is injured while acting as a rescuer?

The defense of volenti does not apply to rescuers because their intervention is deemed a moral and legal duty, making their consent non-voluntary Rescuers are automatically barred from recovery because they knowingly and voluntarily ran into danger Rescuers can only recover if they are professional emergency workers, such as police officers or firefighters Volenti applies to rescuers only if the rescue attempt was ultimately unsuccessful in saving lives

Correct Answer:

The defense of volenti does not apply to rescuers because their intervention is deemed a moral and legal duty, making their consent non-voluntary

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