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Exam (elaborations) TLI4801 PORTFOLIO MEMO (DETAILED MEMO) OCTOBER 2021 DETAILED ANSWERS- UNISA SUPER SEMESTER

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1. (a) The Case pertains to the accident that occurred on the 2nd April 2018 between Mrs. A Smith and Mr. J Soap. The accident occurred due to the negligence of Mr. J Soap as he was travelling at h... igh speed under the circumstances alleges Mrs. Smith who was travelling with her husband and two children and they all sustained personal injuries from the accident. The personal injuries on Mrs. Smith and her family, led to a claim of damages for personal injuries sustained in the accident. Damages refer to compensation for all the injuries sustained in the accident, where the plaintiff may claim such an amount from the Road accident fund. (b) In civil matters the burden of proof or onus, rests with the Plaintiff/s to prove his/her case on a balance of probabilities, usually the person who alleges, must prove their case. - Taking the facts of the case we are dealing with, Mrs. Smith and her family will need to prove on a balance of probabilities that the damages she sustained were due to the accident and must also prove that the defendant was Negligent in order to succeed with her claim for damages. - For example, Mrs. May not claim for injuries she sustained before the accident. - The Standard of proof on a balance of probabilities usually applies in regard to proof of damage and the damages. - The standard of proof means there needs to be material evidence that outlines the causal link between the negligence and loss of the plaintiff in a case of damages for instance. - In De Klerk v ABSA Bank Ltd the Supreme Court of Appeal held that factual causation requires the establishment, on a balance of probability, Downloaded by: mvisiswanodavids | mvisiswanodavids474@gmail.com Distribution of this document is illegal A+ Stuvia.com - The study-notes marketplace 3 TECHNIQUES IN TRIAL AND LITIGATION – TLI4801 | Portfolio Exam - 855792 of a causal link between the negligence and the loss, while quantification, where it depended on future uncertain events, is decided not on a balance of probability, but on the court’s assessment of the chances of the risk eventuating. (c) THE CAUSE OF ACTION IN MRS. SMITH’S CASE ARE AS FOLLOWS: - On the 2nd of April 2018 Mrs. Smith was driving with her family and when at an intersection at Main Street and Long Street, a Honda with registration TN565GP driven by Mrs. Smith collided with a car driven at high speed by Mr. J Soap. - The collision between the two vehicles resulted in Mrs. Smith and her family sustaining personal injuries and her car also being damages due to the accident. - He failed to obey the rules of the road by driving at an excessive speed. - The accident was caused [Show More]

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