ULT2622: Law of Torts II

Ms. Julia Farhana binti Rosemadi

Breach of Statutory Duty

1. Discuss the development of law of breach of statutory duty and analyse whether
it is still relevant to treat it as an independent tort considering its similarities with
the law of negligence.

2. Devlin, a probation worker recently got injured while operating a shearing

machine at his workplace. He got injured while he was asked to operate the
shearing machine without any proper supervision as the workplace lacked staff
at the time. When asked for compensation, his employer claimed that although
the Workplace Safety Machine Act 2010 (fictional) provided that there must be
constant supervision when the workers are operating the machines, the Act is
silent on the penalties or compensation for the injuries suffered by the workers.
Advise Devlin.