Casebook on Torts
11th Edition
Published on 1. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
510 pages
978-0-19-957173-4 (ISBN)
Description
Casebook on Torts is essential reading for students new to studying tort law at undergraduate level. It provides a selection of extracts from leading cases which clearly illustrate the essence and reasoning behind each decision made. As a case-driven subject, decisions matter not only to the individuals concerned, but also in a wider context, and each extract is accompanied by author commentary wherein the key elements of each case are identified and analysed. The 11th edition has been fully updated to include the following new case extracts: On Negligence: Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Gray v Thames Trains On Causation: Corr v IBC Online Resource Centre * Updates * Web links
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Suitable for undergraduate students taking a module in tort law as part of the LLB. Also suitable for students taking a module in tort law on the CPE/GDL.
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
872 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-957173-4 (9780199571734)
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Other editions
New editions
Richard Kidner
Casebook on Torts
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06/2012
12th Edition
Oxford University Press
€38.43
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Previous edition
Richard Kidner
Casebook on Torts
Book
06/2008
10th Edition
Oxford University Press
€30.99
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Person
Richard Kidner, Emeritus Professor of Law, Aberystwyth University
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Negligence: the basic principles of duty of care; 3. Breach of duty: the standard of care; 4. Causation and remoteness of damage; 5. Special duty problems: omissions; 6. Special duty problems: liability of public bodies; 7. Special duty problems: psychiatric injury; 8. Special duty problems: statements, services and economic loss; 9. Special duty problems: Acts and economic loss; 10. Special duty problems: contract and duty of care; 11. Special duty problems:defective structures; 12. Special duty problems: unborn children, wrongful life and wrongful birth; 13. Defences to negligence; 14. Damages for death and personal injuries; 15. Vicarious liability; 16. Breach of statutory duty; 17. Product liability; 18. Occupiers' liability; 19. Nuisance; 20. Liability for the escape of dangerous things; 21. Animals; 22. Trespass to the person; 23. Trespass to land; 24. Wrongful interference with goods; 25. Defamation; 26. Privacy and the intentional infliction of distress