Subjects:

Tort Law, External LLB Titles

Contents:

PART I.

Introduction

1. The Law of Torts

PART II.

Intentional invasions of interests in person and property

2. Intentional Torts today

3. Intentional Torts to the person

4. Goods

5. Land

6. Defences to intentional torts to the person and property

PART III.

Intentional interference with economic interests

7. Interference with economic interests

8. False representation

9. Unlawful interference with trade

10. Intellectual property interests

PART IV.

Negligent invasions of interests in person and property and economic interests

11. Duty of Care I: the neighbour principle

12. Duty of Care II: recognised harm

13. Breach of duty

14. Causation

15. Defences to negligence

16. Liability for defective premises and structures

PART V.

Invasions of interests in person and property where intentional or negligent conduct need not always be proved

17. Product liability

18. Nuisance

19. Rylands v Fletcher

20. Animals

21. Breach of statutory duty

PART VI.

Interests in reputation - defamation

22. Defamation

23. Defences and remedies

PART VII.

Misuse of process

24. Misuse of Process

PART VIII.

Remedies and Parties

25. Vicarious liability

26. Remedies

27. Compensation for personal injuries

28. Extinction of remedies

29. Parties

Appendix
1.Convention rights

Appendix
2.Defamation Act 1996

Index.

Tried and tested by generations of students, Street on Torts can be trusted to provide a clear and accurate explanation of tort law. In this edition, John Murphy has thoroughly rewritten the book to bring a fresh and readable style to this classic text.

Students new to tort law can read treet chapter by chapter as they work through their lectures: the book has been substantially restructured to map closely to a typical undergraduate law course and provides all the essential material in one volume. Street's broad coverage has been maintained to ensure it appeals to a wide range of institutions as a main course text. This edition provides a strong anaylsis of case law, explaining how torts actually work and examining the social purposes behind them.

The importance of the Human Rights Act is traced thoughout the book, and a new chapter has been included on the misuse of private information to reflect this rapidly developing area of the law. Further reading sections have been added to the end of each chapter.

New to this edition:-

• Includes coverage of the Compensation Act 2006
• Contains a new chapter on privacy and confidentiality
• Further reading sections have been added to the end of each chapter
• The book is accompanied by a new Online Resource Centre providing twice-yearly updates
• Chapters have been reordered and rewritten to map onto typical undergraduate courses