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  • What is an established defence when it is proved that the plaintiff failed to take reasonable care of himself and thus contributes to his injuries? Option:

What is an established defence when it is proved that the plaintiff failed to take reasonable care of himself and thus contributes to his injuries? 

Option: 1

Contributory negligence


Option: 2

Self Injury


Option: 3

Volenti non fit injuria


Option: 4

None of the above


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The defence that the claimant consented to the injury or (more usually) to the risk of being injured. Knowledge of the risk of injury is not suffi cient; there must also be (even if only by implication) full and free consent to bear the risk. A claimant who has assumed the risk of injury has no action if the injury occurs. The scope of the defence is limited by statute in cases involving business liability and public and private transport. Hence, the correct option is C. 

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