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The Rule of 'res ipsa loquitur' is related to the tort of:

Res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself") is a rule of evidence in the tort of "Negligence": where the thing causing harm was under the defendant's control and the…

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Res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself") is a rule of evidence in the tort of "Negligence": where the thing causing harm was under the defendant's control and the accident would not ordinarily happen without want of care, negligence may be inferred without direct proof (Municipal Corporation of Delhi v Subhagwanti, 1966).

It plays no part in false imprisonment, defamation or malicious prosecution.

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