Contributory Negligence

• What type of defence is CN?

  Partial
• What Act tells us CN is a partial defence?

  Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945
• What two elements must be established by the defendant for CN?

  1 . C's contributed to harm/damage

  2 . Damage was reasonably foreseeable
• How will the damages be adjusted when the court finds fault on part of the C?

  By the same percentage of fault
• Which case shows the C. being partly to blame for the incident occurring in the first place?

  Brannan
• Which case shows the C's conduct making the injuries/losses worse than they would've been?

  Froom
• What does the case of Brennan show?

  C. is partly to blame for the incident occurring in the first place
• What does the case of Froom show?

  C's conduct made the injuries or losses worse than they would've been