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JC Van der Walt and Rob Midgley define a delict “in general terms [. . .] as a civil wrong,” and more narrowly as “wrongful and blameworthy conduct which causes harm to a person” (2005: par. 2). Negligence (culpa) occurs where there is an inadequate standard of behaviour. It reflects the law’s disapproval of the defendant’s conduct. The conduct is tested against what the reasonable […]

JC Van der Walt and Rob Midgley define a delict “in general terms [. . .] as a civil wrong,” and more narrowly as “wrongful and blameworthy conduct which causes harm to a person” (2005: par. 2). Negligence (culpa) occurs where there is an inadequate standard of behaviour. It reflects the law’s disapproval of the defendant’s conduct. The conduct is tested against what the reasonable […]