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Using any areas of law you are familiar with, consider how far English law uses the concept of fault when deciding liability or guilt
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Using any areas of law you are familiar with, consider how far English law uses the concept of fault when deciding liability or guilt. Fault is regarded as blame, or responsibility for doing something wrong. This concept of fault is integral to the English legal system when it comes to deciding guilt of liability. In fact, in many areas of law if fault could not be assigned, the system would fall apart as liability can only be found if fault is established first. Fault is particularly important to Tort law, where fault is often a requirement of the mens rea. In these cases it will have to be proved that a certain state of mind was present in the defendant, which is known was tort requiring an element of fault as it shows that the defendant was at fault. Such states of mind can include intention, which involves a deliberate act which...
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