Tort Law: Text and MaterialsThis new Text, Cases and Materials adopts a modern approach to the law of tort, presenting the key cases and statutes alongside a selection of the most important critical writings on the law. A variety of critical perspectives (economic, leftist, feminist, etc) are explored. The aimthroughout is to present tort law as a living entity, responding to contemporary stimuli at each stage of its development. Each section begins with a textual introduction by the authors; more detailed commentary follows the extracts. It will be useful both as a stand-alone coursebook and also as atraditional sourcebook supplementing an independent text. Tort Law is easier to follow and more suitable for use as a stand-alone coursebook than many of its competitors for several reasons. First, it includes a higher proportion of text to extracts; it also incorporates a greater number of extracts from critical writings on the law, thus representing awider range of critical perspectives than are found in rival sourcebooks |
Contents
Table of Cases | xxxiii |
Table of Statutes | li |
Table of Statutory Instruments | lvii |
Copyright | |
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accident alleged apply arise assault breach of duty Caparo Industries plc causation cause of action child circumstances claim claimant COMMENTARY common law compensation conduct consent consequences considered contract contributory negligence Council Court of Appeal criminal damage danger decision defect defendant Donoghue v Stevenson driver duty of care duty to take employer evidence example existence fact false imprisonment fault harm Hedley Byrne held House of Lords imposed intention judge judgment law of tort liability limited Lord Atkin Lord Browne-Wilkinson Lord Denning Lord Wilberforce Lordships nuisance occupier opinion ordinary owes a duty particular personal injury plaintiff police premises present principle prisoner protection proximity psychiatric illness pure economic loss purpose question reasonably foreseeable recognised regarded relationship relevant remedy respect result risk rule solicitor statutory duty suffered take reasonable third party tort law tort of negligence trespass victim wrong