Tort Law (8th edn)
Published in Print: 28 August 2023 Published Online:August 2023
ISBN: 9780192874481
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Tort Law encourages the reader to understand, engage with and critically reflect upon tort law. The book first discusses the tort of negligence, looking at the basic principles of the duty of care and at special duty problems relating to omissions and acts of third parties, psychiatric harm, public bodies and economic loss. It also covers breach, causation and remoteness and defences to negligence. The book then considers occupiers’, product and employers’ liability and breach of statutory duty before moving on to look at personal torts and explaining trespass to the person, defamation and the invasion of privacy. It next discusses land torts and and finally looks at liability (including vicarious liability), damages and limitations.
Keywords:
tort of negligence, duty of care, omissions, psychiatric harm, economic loss, defences to negligence, liability, personal torts, privacy, damagesSubjects:
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Introduction to the tort of negligence
- 3. Duty of care: basic principles
- 4. Special duty problems: omissions and acts of third parties
- 5. Special duty problems: psychiatric harm
- 6. Special duty problems: public bodies
- 7. Special duty problems: economic loss
- 8. Breach of duty: the standard of care
- 9. Causation and remoteness of damage
- 10. Defences to negligence
- 11. Occupiers’ liability
- 12. Product liability
- 13. Employers’ liability
- 14. Breach of statutory duty
- 15. Intentional interferences with the person
- 16. Invasion of privacy
- 17. Defamation
- 18. Trespass to land and nuisance
- 19. Actions under the rule of Rylands v Fletcher
- 20. Vicarious liability
- 21. Damages for death and personal injuries
- End Matter
© Kirsty Horsey and Erika Rackley 2023
