Subjects:

Tort Law

Contents:

Part 1 General: introduction and perspectives

forms of statutory tort

inferred breach of statutory data

defining the obligation

defences and restrictions on liability. Part 2 Specific statutory torts: personal injuries

economic loss

goods

land

public authorities

European law.

This ground breaking work on those torts which are derived from statute is in two parts. A general section describes the different forms of statutory tortious liability, including those based on the Human Rights Act and those derived from European Community Law. This part also deals with the different standards of liability found in the area, defences and causation.;A second section looks at the operation and role of the different kinds of statutory torts in particular areas.