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A partial defence reducing liability based on the claimant's fault.
It absolves the defendant of liability if the claimant consented to the risk.
No claim arises from illegal or immoral acts.
The claimant must establish liability for a tort.
It allows for actions taken to prevent greater harm.
It permits reasonable force to protect oneself or others.
They aim to restore the claimant to their pre-tort position.
Extra compensation for emotional harm or distress.
It statutory grounds for reducing damages based on claimant's fault.
Their compensation is reduced proportionally to their fault.
3 years from the time of awareness of the injury.
An order to stop a party from doing something.
Injured parties must act to reduce their losses.
Nominal damages acknowledge a legal wrong; punitive damages punish the defendant.
Harm caused by extraordinary natural events.
Patients must be informed of risks for consent to be valid.
The response must match the level of threat faced.
The claimant receives no compensation if the defence succeeds.
Restoration to the position before the tort occurred.
To assess what reduction is just and equitable.