Wrongfulness and legal causation as separate elements of a delict : confusion reigns : regspraak

Wrongfulness and legal causation as separate elements of a delict : confusion reigns : regspraak

A delict is a complex juristic fact which is traditionally divided into a number of different elements: the act, wrongfulness, fault, causation and damage (see Neethling and Potgieter Neethling-Potgieter-Visser Law of Delict (2010) 4; Telematrix (Pty) Ltd t/a Matrix Vehicle Tracking v Advertising St...

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