Understanding Tort LawSweet & Maxwell, 2005 - 194 pages Ideal as pre-course or introductory reading to LLB/CPE students, Understanding Tort Law offers an overview of the tort system for the non-lawyer or new law undergraduate. The book is written so far as possible in an accessible style, avoiding jargon and aimed at helping students in their study. Since the second edition, the text has been thoroughly updated throughout: * Chapter 1 has been rewritten, to situate tort law more clearly in its modern context * References to the Human Rights Act 1998 will be incorporated wherever necessary * Cross-references to Understanding Contract Law are included where relevant |
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Contents
The Aims of Tort Law | 27 |
The Rise and Rise of Negligence | 47 |
Facing the Consequences | 61 |
Land Use and Tort Law | 77 |
Business and Economic Interests | 99 |
Rights Talk | 117 |
Suing the State | 139 |
The Future of Tort | 153 |
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Common terms and phrases
accident compensation argued Atiyah award bility breach causation century chapter Civ Div civil liability claimant claims common law contract corrective justice costs Court of Appeal Court of Human criminal defamation Defamation Act 1996 defendant deterrence Donoghue duty duty of care ECHR economic loss employers enterprise liability environmental European Court fault foreseeable Hedley Byrne House of Lords Human Rights Act industrial involved Journal of Legal judges judicial jury land landowner Law Commission Law Journal law of torts Law Quarterly Review law's Legal Studies legislation litigation Lonrho Lord Denning Lord Hoffmann Markesinis Modern Law Review neighbour nervous shock nominate torts Parliament parties personal injuries plaintiff principle public law reasonable remedy responsible risk rule Rylands Rylands v Fletcher Stapleton statutory strict liability sub nom theory tion tort action tort law tort system trespass United Kingdom vicarious liability victims Winfield wrong
References to this book
Older Residents Legal Rights: Supported Accommodation in NSW Sandra McCullogh No preview available - 1992 |