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Tort created by Paula Giliker and Silas Beckwith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Sweet & Maxwell's textbook seriesPublication details: London Sweet and Maxwell 2011.Edition: 4thDescription: 567 pages 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780414046085
Subject(s):
Contents:
1 - The nature of tortious liability; 2 - Negligence: the duty of care; 3 - Negligence: economic loss; 4 - Negligence: psychiatric illness; 5 - Negligence:breach of duty; 6 - Causation and remoteness; 7 - Employer's liability; 8 - Occupier's liability; 9 - Strict liability statutes; 10 - Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher; 11 - Trespass; 12 - The economic torts; 13 - Defamation; 14 - Defences to defamation; 15 - Privacy (or misuse of private information); 16 - General defences and extinction of liability; 17 - Remedies
Summary: The title presents an accessible and current picture of the law of torts and is ideal for those approaching the subject for the first time. The text succinctly covers all the major concepts in the law of torts and clearly illustrates how they work in practice by reference to the major cases in this field and the main statutory provisions.
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1 - The nature of tortious liability; 2 - Negligence: the duty of care; 3 - Negligence: economic loss; 4 - Negligence: psychiatric illness; 5 - Negligence:breach of duty; 6 - Causation and remoteness; 7 - Employer's liability; 8 - Occupier's liability; 9 - Strict liability statutes; 10 - Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher; 11 - Trespass; 12 - The economic torts; 13 - Defamation; 14 - Defences to defamation; 15 - Privacy (or misuse of private information); 16 - General defences and extinction of liability; 17 - Remedies

The title presents an accessible and current picture of the law of torts and is ideal for those approaching the subject for the first time. The text succinctly covers all the major concepts in the law of torts and clearly illustrates how they work in practice by reference to the major cases in this field and the main statutory provisions.

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