Defences (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards

Act of stranger, Act of God, statutory authority, consent/benefit

No control over stranger + actions not reasonably foreseeable

Not liable - stranger's act unforeseeable, no control over boys

Defendant had control - could prohibit smoking on property

Extraordinary natural event independent of human action

Heavy rain + rat gnawing gutter - natural events beyond control

Acting under powers granted by statute (Act of Parliament)

Not liable - acting under statutory duty (water main burst)

Claimant benefits from dangerous thing defendant accumulated

Sprinkler benefited claimant's property (fire protection)