Res Ipsa Loquitur The Latin term "Res Ipsa Loquitur" translates to "the thing speaks for itself." This principle implies that the circumstances of an event are adequate to understand what has occurred. In legal terms, it allows plaintiffs to establish a presumption of negligence by showing that the harm wouldn't have happened without negligence, the object causing harm was under the defendant's control, and there are no other likely explanations. It serves as a prima facie case. According to ... In this blog post, Disha Pareek, a student of RGNUL, Punjab, critically analyses the principle of Res Ipsa Loquitor. Res Ipsa Loquitor is a legal term which means ‘the thing speaks for itself.’ [1] It is a very popular doctrine in the law of torts; it is circumstantial or indirect evidence which infers negligence from the very nature of the accident that has taken place and there is the absence of direct evidence against the defendant. Res Ipsa Loquitor is applied when it can be said ... Introduction Res Ispa Loquitur is a phase which means that the things that speak for itself. The cases where the evidence is sufficient this maxim comes into role. This doctrine is applicable where guilt can be directly pointed out with the evidence presented. The cases where this maxim is applied the onus of proof directly shifts to the defendant. Plaintiff can use circumstantial evidence to establish the guilt by applying Res Ispa Loquitur. Objectives of Res Ispa Loquitur It promotes the ... Under the principle of Res Ipsa Loquitur, the plea that means “the thing speaks for itself” functions as a commonly accepted method for judges to establish negligence through evidence regarding accident events that seem implausible without negligence.
