... pretending accidentally to bump into her wherever possible. On one occasion losing her temper, Dr Diana grabs Kevin's wheelchair and pushes him into the street in the face of oncoming traffic. Fortunately the traffic stops in time. Dr Diana fears that her health might suffer if Kevin's campaign continues for long. This problem raises a number of issues regarding the tort of battery, tort of negligence the Protection from Harassment Act. I will thus consider each issue in turn to try and provide a more comprehensive view of the rights and liabilities of each party in each circumstance. Let us first consider the Kick by Peter which injures Kevin severely which results in his leg needing to be amputated. It seems clear that Kevin can sue Peter in an action in the tort of battery. Peter clearly intends to injure Kevin in order to prevent the scoring of a try, ...

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