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Abstract
Renowned for its excellent case law coverage and student-friendly approach, this 14th edition of Law of Tort offers a comprehensive, clear and straightforward account of the law, making it a must-read for LLB or GDL students.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Front Cover | ||
| Half-Title Page | i | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Brief contents | v | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Publisher’s acknowledgements | xiv | ||
| Preface | xx | ||
| Table of cases | xxii | ||
| Table of statutes and other statutory material | xxxv | ||
| Part 1 General principles of tort law | 2 | ||
| 1 General principles | 4 | ||
| Introduction | 6 | ||
| What is a tort? | 6 | ||
| Elements of a tort | 6 | ||
| The interests protected | 8 | ||
| The role of policy | 10 | ||
| Fault and strict liability | 11 | ||
| Objectives of tort | 15 | ||
| Alternative systems of compensation | 18 | ||
| A compensation culture? | 21 | ||
| The boundaries of tort | 22 | ||
| The Human Rights Act 1998 | 27 | ||
| Human rights and tort law | 30 | ||
| Access to justice | 33 | ||
| Summary | 35 | ||
| Further reading | 37 | ||
| Part 2 The tort of negligence | 40 | ||
| 2 General principles ofnegligence | 42 | ||
| Elements of the tort | 44 | ||
| History of negligence | 44 | ||
| The interests protected | 47 | ||
| Problem areas | 48 | ||
| Liability in contract and tort | 50 | ||
| Summary | 54 | ||
| Further reading | 55 | ||
| 3 Duty of care | 56 | ||
| Introduction | 58 | ||
| Historical development | 59 | ||
| The present position | 64 | ||
| Immunity, human rights and public policy | 72 | ||
| Assumption of responsibility | 75 | ||
| Conclusion | 78 | ||
| Summary | 81 | ||
| Further reading | 82 | ||
| 4 Psychiatric damage | 84 | ||
| Introduction | 86 | ||
| Historical development | 86 | ||
| The basis of the present law | 88 | ||
| Types of claim | 89 | ||
| Primary victims | 89 | ||
| Secondary victims | 95 | ||
| Problems raised | 101 | ||
| The medical background and public scepticism | 101 | ||
| Conclusion | 103 | ||
| Summary | 105 | ||
| Further reading | 106 | ||
| 5 Economic loss | 108 | ||
| Introduction | 110 | ||
| Historical development | 111 | ||
| Acts and statements | 111 | ||
| Arguments against the recovery of pure economic loss in negligence | 114 | ||
| Development of the Hedley Byrne principle | 116 | ||
| Application of the tests in specific fact situations | 120 | ||
| Development of liability for economic loss outside the Hedley Byrne principle | 125 | ||
| The extended Hedley Byrne principle | 130 | ||
| Conclusions | 137 | ||
| Summary | 142 | ||
| Further reading | 143 | ||
| 6 Liability for omissions and third parties | 144 | ||
| Introduction | 146 | ||
| Liability for omissions | 146 | ||
| Liability for the acts of third parties | 151 | ||
| Summary | 155 | ||
| Further reading | 155 | ||
| 7 Liability of public authorities | 156 | ||
| Introduction | 158 | ||
| The framework for actions | 159 | ||
| First phase – development of the common law | 160 | ||
| Second phase – the influence of human rights | 167 | ||
| Liability of the police | 169 | ||
| The social and education cases | 178 | ||
| Summary | 184 | ||
| Further reading | 185 | ||
| 8 Breach of duty and proof of negligence | 186 | ||
| Introduction | 188 | ||
| The reasonable person test | 188 | ||
| Factors determining negligence | 189 | ||
| How does a court judge negligence? | 191 | ||
| What is fault? | 199 | ||
| A compensation culture? | 203 | ||
| Proof of negligence | 204 | ||
| Summary | 209 | ||
| Further reading | 210 | ||
| 9 Causation and remoteness of damage | 212 | ||
| Introduction | 214 | ||
| Factual causation | 215 | ||
| Remoteness of damage | 239 | ||
| Novus actus interveniens | 248 | ||
| Summary | 257 | ||
| Further reading | 258 | ||
| 10 Defences to negligence | 260 | ||
| Introduction | 262 | ||
| Volenti non fit injuria | 262 | ||
| Contributory negligence | 269 | ||
| Ex turpi causa | 279 | ||
| The rescue cases | 287 | ||
| Summary | 289 | ||
| Further reading | 290 | ||
| Part 3 Specific areas of negligence and breach of statutory duty | 292 | ||
| 11 Defective premises | 294 | ||
| Introduction | 296 | ||
| Occupiers’ liability | 296 | ||
| Landlord’s liability | 318 | ||
| Builder’s liability | 320 | ||
| Summary | 327 | ||
| Further reading | 328 | ||
| 12 Defective products | 330 | ||
| Introduction | 332 | ||
| Liability in contract | 332 | ||
| Negligence action | 333 | ||
| The narrow rule in Donoghue v Stevenson | 333 | ||
| Consumer Protection Act 1987 | 339 | ||
| Compensation culture | 348 | ||
| Summary | 349 | ||
| Further reading | 350 | ||
| 13 Breach of statutory duty | 352 | ||
| Introduction | 354 | ||
| Does the statute give rise to an action for damages? | 354 | ||
| Was the duty owed to the claimant? | 362 | ||
| Breach of duty | 362 | ||
| Causation | 363 | ||
| Defences | 364 | ||
| Breach of statutory duty and negligence | 364 | ||
| European legislation | 364 | ||
| Summary | 365 | ||
| Further reading | 366 | ||
| 14 Employer’s liability | 368 | ||
| Introduction | 370 | ||
| The employer’s personal duty of care | 371 | ||
| Defences | 375 | ||
| Stress at work | 375 | ||
| Summary | 380 | ||
| Further reading | 380 | ||
| 15 Medical negligence and related issues | 382 | ||
| Introduction | 384 | ||
| The battery action | 386 | ||
| Consent and negligence | 398 | ||
| The negligence action | 399 | ||
| Summary | 416 | ||
| Further reading | 417 | ||
| Part 4 Torts based on land | 418 | ||
| 16 Trespass to land | 420 | ||
| Introduction | 422 | ||
| Forms of trespass to land | 422 | ||
| Title of the claimant | 426 | ||
| Defences | 427 | ||
| Remedies | 429 | ||
| Summary | 433 | ||
| Further reading | 433 | ||
| 17 Nuisance | 434 | ||
| Introduction | 436 | ||
| Statutory nuisances | 438 | ||
| Public nuisance | 438 | ||
| Private nuisance | 442 | ||
| Nuisance and fault | 459 | ||
| Remedies | 460 | ||
| Defences | 464 | ||
| Nuisance and human rights | 467 | ||
| Summary | 474 | ||
| Further reading | 475 | ||
| 18 Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire | 478 | ||
| Introduction | 480 | ||
| The claimant’s case | 482 | ||
| Defences | 489 | ||
| The future of Rylands v Fletcher | 492 | ||
| Liability for fire | 494 | ||
| Summary | 496 | ||
| Further reading | 496 | ||
| Part 5 Miscellaneous torts | 498 | ||
| 19 Trespass to the person | 500 | ||
| Introduction | 502 | ||
| Trespass to the person | 502 | ||
| Battery | 505 | ||
| Assault | 507 | ||
| Defences to assault and battery | 508 | ||
| False imprisonment | 511 | ||
| Intentional infliction of emotional or physical harm | 516 | ||
| Summary | 522 | ||
| Further reading | 522 | ||
| 20 Defamation and malicious falsehood | 524 | ||
| Introduction | 526 | ||
| Reform | 526 | ||
| Features of defamation | 526 | ||
| Damages | 531 | ||
| Libel and slander | 533 | ||
| The claimant’s case | 534 | ||
| Defamatory meaning | 534 | ||
| Reference to the claimant | 541 | ||
| Publication | 543 | ||
| Libel and internet publication | 546 | ||
| Defences | 548 | ||
| Truth (justification) | 549 | ||
| Honest opinion | 550 | ||
| Absolute privilege | 558 | ||
| Qualified privilege | 560 | ||
| Remedies | 575 | ||
| Parties | 576 | ||
| Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 | 576 | ||
| Defamation and the Human Rights Act 1998 | 576 | ||
| Malicious falsehood | 580 | ||
| Summary | 584 | ||
| Further reading | 585 | ||
| 21 Privacy – Tort of misuse of private information | 586 | ||
| Introduction | 588 | ||
| What is privacy? | 589 | ||
| The general principle | 590 | ||
| The position in English law | 591 | ||
| Case law and principles on privacy since the Human Rights Act 1998 | 596 | ||
| Limits to protection | 609 | ||
| Remedies | 611 | ||
| Conclusions on privacy | 615 | ||
| Summary | 615 | ||
| Further reading | 616 | ||
| PART 6 Parties, defences and remedies | 618 | ||
| 22 Vicarious liability | 620 | ||
| Introduction | 622 | ||
| Justification for imposing vicarious liability | 622 | ||
| Scope of vicarious liability | 623 | ||
| Who is an employee? | 628 | ||
| In the course of employment | 630 | ||
| The employer’s indemnity | 636 | ||
| Employers and independent contractors | 636 | ||
| Conclusion | 637 | ||
| Summary | 638 | ||
| Further reading | 639 | ||
| 23 Limitation | 640 | ||
| Introduction | 642 | ||
| Accrual of causes of action | 642 | ||
| Limitation periods | 643 | ||
| Defective buildings and latent damage | 647 | ||
| Miscellaneous limitation periods | 648 | ||
| Fraud or concealment | 648 | ||
| Summary | 648 | ||
| Further reading | 649 | ||
| 24 General defences | 650 | ||
| Introduction | 652 | ||
| Mistake | 652 | ||
| Inevitable accident | 653 | ||
| Necessity | 654 | ||
| Summary | 654 | ||
| 25 Remedies | 656 | ||
| Introduction | 658 | ||
| Damages | 658 | ||
| Effect of death on an award of damages for personal injuries | 673 | ||
| What is damage? | 677 | ||
| Injunctions | 678 | ||
| Self-help | 679 | ||
| Summary | 681 | ||
| Further reading | 683 | ||
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS | 684 | ||
| INDEX | 686 | ||
| Back Cover | Back Cover |