NegligenceThe four elements a claimant must establish.LawThe elements in order.1Duty of careDid the defendant owe this claimant a duty?2BreachDid they fall below the standard of the reasonable person?3Factual causationBut for the breach, would the harm have occurred?4Legal causationIs the harm too remote, or was the chain broken?5DamageWas recognised loss actually suffered?Educational reference. Establishing four separate elements is why mostnegligence claims fail on one specific point.Negligencelearnposters.com
Negligence — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Negligence, step by step

The elements in order.

  1. Duty of careDid the defendant owe this claimant a duty?
  2. BreachDid they fall below the standard of the reasonable person?
  3. Factual causationBut for the breach, would the harm have occurred?
  4. Legal causationIs the harm too remote, or was the chain broken?
  5. DamageWas recognised loss actually suffered?

Educational reference. Establishing four separate elements is why most negligence claims fail on one specific point.

Questions about the Negligence poster

What’s on the Negligence (Tort) poster?
5 numbered steps. The elements in order. Duty of care — Did the defendant owe this claimant a duty?; Breach — Did they fall below the standard of the reasonable person?; Factual causation — But for the breach, would the harm have occurred?; Legal causation — Is the harm too remote, or was the chain broken?; Damage — Was recognised loss actually suffered?. Educational reference. Establishing four separate elements is why most negligence claims fail on one specific point.
Who is the Negligence (Tort) poster for?
Negligence (Tort) belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning tort can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Negligence (Tort) poster?
Duty, breach, causation and damage. All four, or the claim fails. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Negligence (Tort) belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Negligence (Tort)?
Causation, Duty of Care and Damages sit alongside Negligence (Tort) in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.CausationDuty of CareDamages
Is the Negligence (Tort) poster free to download and print?
Yes. Negligence (Tort) downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Negligence (Tort) poster print at?
Negligence (Tort) is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Negligence (Tort) loses nothing.Printing guide

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