Tort Law TextbookTort Law Textbook provides a clear and straightforward introduction to the essential principles of tort law covered on undergraduate courses. In this edition, summaries of key cases are included in the text to illustrate the main points of law, creating a complete and integrated text which is ideal for students studying introductory tort law modules. The authors write in a clear and informative style to help clarify the information, which is presented in a user-friendly page layout. Students are encouraged to engage actively with the material and to check their understanding of key points through the use of a range of features, including chapter objectives, questions, self-test assessment exercises and chapter summaries. The Online Resource Centre is an additional source of information for students, containing further cases as well as the answers to the end of chapter questions. Online Resource Centre: Student resources: - Cases and Materials related to the content in the textbook. Suggested answers to the assessment exercises in the book |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xvii |
TABLE OF CASES | xix |
TABLE OF STATUTES | xli |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | xlv |
INTRODUCTION | xlvii |
duty and breach | 1 |
causation and remoteness of damage | 49 |
liability for pure economic lossnegligent misstatements and services | 81 |
7 The common law cause of action for breach of statutory duty | 235 |
8 Vicarious liability | 269 |
9 Product liability | 295 |
10 Trespass torts | 317 |
11 Nuisance and related torts | 367 |
12 Defamation and protection of privacy | 411 |
13 Remedies | 445 |
14 General defences | 469 |
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accident action for breach alleged apply arising award breach of duty breach of statutory causation cause of action Chapter Chief Constable circumstances claim claimant common law compensation consent consider context contract contributory negligence Court of Appeal criminal damage danger decision defamation Defamation Act 1996 defective defendant defendant's Donoghue v Stevenson duty of care employer employment EWCA Civ example EXERCISE fact harm Hedley Byrne held House of Lords imposed injunction involved issue judge law of tort London Lord Denning Lord Hoffmann Lordship Materials obligation occupier owe a duty owner personal injury police premises principle protection proximity question reasonably foreseeable regarded relation relationship relevant remedy result risk rule Rylands v Fletcher safety statute statutory duty strict liability suffered Sweet & Maxwell third party tort of negligence tortious trespass vicarious liability victim volenti