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Abstract
Law of Tort, part of the Foundations series, offers a comprehensive, clear and straightforward account of the law which is renowned for its excellent case law coverage and student-friendly approach making it ideal for LLB and GDL students.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | cover | ||
| Half-Title Page | i | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Brief Contents | v | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Preface | xv | ||
| Table of cases | xvii | ||
| Table of statutes and other statutory material | xxxiii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xxxvii | ||
| Part 1 General principles of tort law | 1 | ||
| 1 General principles | 3 | ||
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| What is a tort? | 3 | ||
| Elements of a tort | 4 | ||
| The interests protected | 5 | ||
| The role of policy | 6 | ||
| The role of insurance | 7 | ||
| Fault and strict liability | 9 | ||
| Objectives of tort | 13 | ||
| Alternative systems of compensation | 14 | ||
| A compensation culture? | 16 | ||
| The boundaries of tort | 17 | ||
| The Human Rights Act 1998 | 22 | ||
| Human rights and tort law | 25 | ||
| Access to justice | 26 | ||
| Summary | 27 | ||
| Further reading | 29 | ||
| Part 2 The tort of negligence | 31 | ||
| 2 General principles of negligence | 33 | ||
| Elements of the tort | 33 | ||
| History of negligence | 34 | ||
| The interests protected | 36 | ||
| Problem areas | 37 | ||
| Liability in contract and tort | 39 | ||
| Summary | 42 | ||
| Further reading | 43 | ||
| 3 Duty of care | 44 | ||
| Introduction | 44 | ||
| Historical development | 45 | ||
| Other tests | 60 | ||
| Conclusion | 63 | ||
| Summary | 65 | ||
| Further reading | 66 | ||
| 4 Psychiatric damage | 67 | ||
| Introduction | 67 | ||
| Problems raised | 68 | ||
| The medical background and public scepticism | 68 | ||
| Historical development | 70 | ||
| Types of claim | 71 | ||
| Primary and secondary victims | 71 | ||
| Primary victims | 72 | ||
| Secondary victims | 78 | ||
| Conclusion | 83 | ||
| Summary | 84 | ||
| Further reading | 85 | ||
| 5 Economic loss | 86 | ||
| Introduction | 86 | ||
| Arguments against the recovery of pure economic loss in negligence | 87 | ||
| Historical development | 89 | ||
| Development of the Hedley Byrne principle | 91 | ||
| Development of liability for economic loss outside the Hedley Byrne principle | 101 | ||
| The extended Hedley Byrne principle | 107 | ||
| Conclusions | 111 | ||
| Summary | 115 | ||
| Further reading | 116 | ||
| 6 Liability for omissions and third parties | 117 | ||
| Introduction | 117 | ||
| Liability for omissions | 117 | ||
| Liability for the acts of third parties | 122 | ||
| Summary | 124 | ||
| Further reading | 125 | ||
| 7 Liability of public authorities | 126 | ||
| Introduction | 126 | ||
| The framework for actions | 128 | ||
| Human rights | 133 | ||
| The ‘education’ cases | 143 | ||
| Summary | 150 | ||
| Further reading | 151 | ||
| 8 Breach of duty and proof of negligence | 152 | ||
| Introduction | 152 | ||
| The reasonable man test | 154 | ||
| Factors determining negligence | 157 | ||
| Proof of negligence | 165 | ||
| Summary | 169 | ||
| Further reading | 170 | ||
| 9 Causation and remoteness of damage | 171 | ||
| Introduction | 171 | ||
| Factual causation | 172 | ||
| Remoteness of damage | 193 | ||
| Novus actus interveniens | 202 | ||
| Conclusion | 206 | ||
| Summary | 211 | ||
| Further reading | 212 | ||
| 10 Defences to negligence | 213 | ||
| Introduction | 213 | ||
| Volenti non fit injuria | 214 | ||
| Contributory negligence | 219 | ||
| Ex turpi causa | 229 | ||
| The rescue cases | 235 | ||
| Summary | 236 | ||
| Further reading | 237 | ||
| Part 3 Specific areas of negligence and breach of statutory duty | 239 | ||
| 11 Defective premises | 241 | ||
| Introduction | 241 | ||
| Occupiers’ liability | 241 | ||
| Landlord’s liability | 260 | ||
| Builder’s liability | 262 | ||
| Summary | 268 | ||
| Further reading | 269 | ||
| 12 Defective products | 270 | ||
| Introduction | 270 | ||
| Liability in contract | 271 | ||
| The negligence action | 271 | ||
| The narrow rule in Donoghue v Stevenson | 272 | ||
| Consumer Protection Act 1987 | 277 | ||
| Compensation culture | 285 | ||
| Suggested approach | 286 | ||
| Summary | 287 | ||
| Further reading | 287 | ||
| 13 Breach of statutory duty | 288 | ||
| Introduction | 288 | ||
| Does the statute give rise to an action for damages? | 289 | ||
| Was the duty owed to the claimant? | 295 | ||
| Breach of duty | 296 | ||
| Causation | 297 | ||
| Defences | 297 | ||
| Breach of statutory duty and negligence | 297 | ||
| European legislation | 298 | ||
| Summary | 298 | ||
| Further reading | 299 | ||
| 14 Employer’s liability | 300 | ||
| Introduction | 300 | ||
| The employer’s personal duty of care | 301 | ||
| Defences | 305 | ||
| Stress at work | 305 | ||
| Summary | 309 | ||
| Further reading | 309 | ||
| 15 Medical negligence and related issues | 310 | ||
| Introduction | 310 | ||
| The battery action | 312 | ||
| The negligence action | 322 | ||
| Summary | 335 | ||
| Further reading | 336 | ||
| Part 4 Torts based on land | 337 | ||
| 16 Trespass to land | 339 | ||
| Introduction | 339 | ||
| Forms of trespass to land | 340 | ||
| Title of the claimant | 343 | ||
| Defences | 344 | ||
| Remedies | 346 | ||
| Summary | 349 | ||
| Further reading | 350 | ||
| 17 Nuisance | 351 | ||
| Introduction | 351 | ||
| Statutory nuisances | 353 | ||
| Public nuisance | 353 | ||
| Private nuisance | 356 | ||
| Nuisance and fault | 371 | ||
| Remedies | 372 | ||
| Defences | 376 | ||
| Nuisance and human rights | 378 | ||
| Summary | 384 | ||
| Further reading | 385 | ||
| 18 Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire | 387 | ||
| Introduction | 387 | ||
| The claimant’s case | 389 | ||
| Defences | 395 | ||
| The future of Rylands v Fletcher | 398 | ||
| Liability for fire | 400 | ||
| Summary | 401 | ||
| Further reading | 402 | ||
| Part 5 Miscellaneous torts | 403 | ||
| 19 Trespass to the person | 405 | ||
| Introduction | 405 | ||
| Trespass to the person | 405 | ||
| Battery | 408 | ||
| Assault | 410 | ||
| Defences to assault and battery | 411 | ||
| False imprisonment | 414 | ||
| Intentional infliction of emotional or physical harm | 418 | ||
| Summary | 425 | ||
| Further reading | 426 | ||
| 20 Defamation and malicious falsehood | 427 | ||
| Introduction | 427 | ||
| Reform | 428 | ||
| Features of defamation | 428 | ||
| Damages | 432 | ||
| Libel and slander | 433 | ||
| The claimant’s case | 434 | ||
| Defamatory meaning | 435 | ||
| Reference to the claimant | 439 | ||
| Publication | 442 | ||
| Libel and internet publication | 444 | ||
| Defences | 446 | ||
| Truth (justification) | 446 | ||
| Honest opinion | 448 | ||
| Absolute privilege | 455 | ||
| Qualified privilege | 458 | ||
| Remedies | 471 | ||
| Parties | 472 | ||
| Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 | 473 | ||
| Defamation and the Human Rights Act 1998 | 473 | ||
| Malicious falsehood | 475 | ||
| Summary | 479 | ||
| Further reading | 480 | ||
| 21 Privacy – Tort of misuse of private information | 481 | ||
| Introduction | 481 | ||
| What is privacy? | 482 | ||
| The general principle | 484 | ||
| The position in English law | 484 | ||
| Case law and principles on privacy since the Human Rights Act 1998 | 490 | ||
| Limits to protection | 503 | ||
| Remedies | 504 | ||
| Conclusions on privacy | 507 | ||
| Summary | 508 | ||
| Further reading | 509 | ||
| Part 6 Parties, defences and remedies | 511 | ||
| 22 Vicarious liability | 513 | ||
| Introduction | 513 | ||
| Justification for imposing vicarious liability | 514 | ||
| Scope of vicarious liability | 515 | ||
| Who is an employee? | 518 | ||
| In the course of employment | 520 | ||
| The employer’s indemnity | 524 | ||
| Employers and independent contractors | 525 | ||
| Conclusion | 526 | ||
| Summary | 527 | ||
| Further reading | 527 | ||
| 23 Limitation | 528 | ||
| Introduction | 528 | ||
| Accrual of causes of action | 529 | ||
| Limitation periods | 529 | ||
| Defective buildings and latent damage | 533 | ||
| Miscellaneous limitation periods | 534 | ||
| Fraud or concealment | 534 | ||
| Summary | 534 | ||
| Further reading | 535 | ||
| 24 General defences | 536 | ||
| Introduction | 536 | ||
| Mistake | 536 | ||
| Inevitable accident | 538 | ||
| Necessity | 538 | ||
| Summary | 539 | ||
| 25 Remedies | 540 | ||
| Introduction | 540 | ||
| Damages | 540 | ||
| Effect of death on an award of damages for personal injuries | 554 | ||
| What is damage? | 558 | ||
| Injunctions | 559 | ||
| Self-help | 560 | ||
| Summary | 562 | ||
| Further reading | 564 | ||
| Glossary of Terms | 565 | ||
| Index | 567 |