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Free Irish Tort Law Notes

Free, exam-focused explainers on the Irish law of tort. Each note focuses on one commonly examined topic and links into the complete Tort Law course.

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Duty of Care in Irish Negligence Law

The four-stage Glencar test — foreseeability, proximity, just and reasonable, and policy.

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Psychiatric Injury (Nervous Shock)

Nervous shock in negligence — the Kelly v Hennessy criteria, recognised illness versus grief, and the policy limits.

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Occupiers’ Liability

The 1995 Act — who is an occupier, the three categories of entrant, and the duty owed to each.

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Medical Negligence

The professional standard of care in Irish law, the Dunne principles, advice and disclosure, and causation.

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Employers’ Liability

The employer’s personal, non-delegable duty — competent staff, safe plant, safe place and safe system.

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Defamation

What makes a statement defamatory, publication and identification, and the main defences under the 2009 Act.

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Nuisance & Rylands v Fletcher

Unreasonable interference with land, who can sue, defences and remedies — and where the strict-liability rule fits.

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Trespass to the Person

Assault, battery and false imprisonment as torts — the elements of each and why they are actionable per se.

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