Subjects:

Tort Law

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Negligence: the basic principles of duty of care

3. Breach of duty: the standard of care

4. Causation and remoteness of damage

5. Special duty problems: omissions

6. Special duty problems: exercise of statutory powers

7. Special duty problems: psychiatric injury

8. Special duty problems: statements, services and economic loss

9. Special duty problems: acts and economic loss

10. Special duty problems: contract and duty of care

11. Special duty problems: defective structures

12. Special duty problems: unborn children, wrongful life and wrongful birth

13. Defences to negligence

14. Damages for death and personal iInjuries

15. Vicarious liability

16. Breach of statutory duty

17. Product liability

18. Occupiers' liability

19. Nuisance

20. Liability for the escape of dangerous things

21. Animals

22. Trespass to the person

23. Trespass to land

24. Wrongful interference with goods

25. Defamation

26. Privacy and the intentional infliction of distress

Tort law is based almost entirely upon case law and a thorough understanding of the important cases is crucial for students of this subject. The case selection for this book has been based upon the standard cases, and the extracts provide the essence of the reasoning and the decision. Where applicable, extracts from statutes as well as European legislation have also been included. This new edition includes key recent cases, particularly in the areas of statutory powers and privacy.

New to this edition:-

• New order of chapters to ensure that the book better matches the order in which tort law topics are usually taught at undergraduate level.
• Chapter 8 on statutory powers and chapter 25 on privacy will be fully updated and extended to cover new material.