Negligence: Practice Exercise
Principle 1: A person owes a duty of care to everybody who is likely to be affected by his act., but only to the extent
December 30, 2015
Negligence: Practice Exercise
Negligence for CLAT: Definition and Elements
“Negligence (Lat. negligentia, from neglegere, to neglect, literally “not to pick up something”) is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in
December 30, 2015
Reading Comprehension for CLAT: I, II, III Type Questions
In life you always want more options. However, when you are faced with a lot of options it might become difficult to choose the correct
November 30, 2015
Legal Vocabulary for CLAT: 20 Key Words and Phrases
As aspiring lawyers you must be familiar with some words commonly used in the legal context. Your aim of learning the meanings of words under
November 28, 2015
Legal Reasoning for CLAT: Statutory Authority under the General Defences in Torts
By Siddharth Dey The power to take personal property from an individual is rooted in the idea of eminent domain. Eminent domain is the state’s
November 25, 2015
Point at Issue Questions: Critical Reasoning for CLAT
As lawyers you shall be tasked with resolving conflicts of various kinds. A skill that will help you in this will be the ability to
November 21, 2015
English for CLAT: The Cloze Test – The Mega Test which Tests You on Vocabulary, Comprehension and Grammar
Imagine a building with some bricks missing. Will it not look odd? Do you think it will be able to hold good for long? They
November 19, 2015
General Defences in Tort: Plaintiff the Wrong-doer and Right of Private Defence
Firstly, a very Happy Diwali to all of you! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did (evident from the inactivity over the
November 14, 2015
General Defences in Tort: Inevitable Accident
Inevitable Accidents are, as evident from the name, events which could not have been prevented by the parties through the exercise of ordinary care, caution,
November 7, 2015
CLAT GK: Important Days Around the World
CLATapult – CLAT coaching in Kolkata has created this compilation of all the important days around the world to help you with the GK section
November 6, 2015
General Defences in Legal Reasoning: Act of God
This one might be distasteful for staunch believers, while the non-believers will scratch their head on how to go forward with this one. For whatever reasons
November 3, 2015
30 Foreign Language Words & Phrases for English Preparation for CLAT
English vocabulary is no longer limited to native English words. As English has gradually taken up the role of a global language, it has allowed
November 3, 2015
General Defences in Tort: Necessity
It’s the peak of summer. Your neighbour is fed up of the heat, and packs his bags for the mountains…no, not for sanyas, but for
October 31, 2015
Error Correction in English: 50 Practice Questions on English for CLAT
Let us all be clear about this — CLAT requires you to be fluent in English. While some of you may be quiet confident about
October 30, 2015
General Defences in Tort: Volenti Non Fit Injuria
To make a very simple translation of the Roman Law maxim Volenti Non Fit Injuria, it means that things suffered voluntarily are not fit/deemed to
October 27, 2015
Volenti Non Fit Injuria: Legal Reasoning for CLAT
Siddharth Dey As I start with this new chapter on general defences, you might ask why we are studying general defences right now. Unless we
October 18, 2015
Legal Reasoning for CLAT: 10 Practice Questions
1. PRINCIPLE: The mere fact that a man is injured by another’s act gives in itself no cause of action; if the act is deliberate,
October 16, 2015
Legal Reasoning for CLAT: 10 Practice Questions
1. PRINCIPLE: The wrong of defamation is committed either by way of writing, or its equivalent, or by way of speech. The defamatory statement should
October 15, 2015
10 Legal Reasoning Questions for CLAT
1. PRINCIPLE: Malice in law means an act done wrongfully, and without reasonable and probable cause, and not, as in common parlance, an act dictated
October 11, 2015
Legal Reasoning Questions for CLAT: Law of Torts
This set of questions, compiled by our CLAT coaching in Kolkata experts, from Legal Reasoning is based on Law of Torts. 1. PRINCIPLE: A plaintiff
October 10, 2015
Legal Reasoning for CLAT: Test II
1. PRINCIPLE: Damage without the infringement of a person’s legal right is not actionable in a court of law. If the interference with the rights
October 8, 2015
Legal Reasoning Practice Questions : Test I
1. Principle: Negligence is committed when there is a breach of duty of care and it results in damage to his neighbor. A neighbor is
October 7, 2015
A recap of Legal Reasoning
This article is a follow up to the previous one here (a must read called, ‘Legal Reasoning for CLAT’). So, it’s been quite some time
October 4, 2015
Weakening Arguments : Critical Reasoning for CLAT
Weakening arguments requires you to take an exactly opposite stance to the one you had adopted while attempting to strengthen arguments. The weakening type questions
October 3, 2015