PVL3703
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026
Unique number:
Due Date: March 2026
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
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, QUESTION 1 (3 DIFFERENT ANSWERS PROVIDED)
Whether conduct is satisfied in Amir’s delictual claim against Lalita
In the law of delict, conduct is the first element of a delict and refers to a voluntary
human act or omission (commission or omission). The enquiry is factual and focuses
on whether there was human behaviour capable of being controlled by the will (not
automatism), and whether that behaviour can be described as either a positive act or
a failure to act.1
1
J Neethling and JM Potgieter Law of Delict (8th edn, LexisNexis 2020) 26–30.
Varsity Cube 2026 +27 81 278 3372
Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026
Unique number:
Due Date: March 2026
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, QUESTION 1 (3 DIFFERENT ANSWERS PROVIDED)
Whether conduct is satisfied in Amir’s delictual claim against Lalita
In the law of delict, conduct is the first element of a delict and refers to a voluntary
human act or omission (commission or omission). The enquiry is factual and focuses
on whether there was human behaviour capable of being controlled by the will (not
automatism), and whether that behaviour can be described as either a positive act or
a failure to act.1
1
J Neethling and JM Potgieter Law of Delict (8th edn, LexisNexis 2020) 26–30.
Varsity Cube 2026 +27 81 278 3372
