Delict Essentials
5th edition
5th Edition
Published on 12. February 2024
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-3995-1511-5 (ISBN)
Description
Delict Essentials provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict. The book includes coverage of negligence, nuisance, occupiers liability, product liability, defamation, breach of confidence, liability for animals, breach of statutory duty, vicarious liability, defences, and remedies. The 5th edition has been updated and contains discussion of recent caselaw, including Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley; Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Thorley v Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; and Stoffel v Grondona.
The 5th edition also includes discussion of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.
Delict Essentials will provide the undergraduate an essential study aid to a challenging and important area of the law of Scotland.
The 5th edition also includes discussion of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.
Delict Essentials will provide the undergraduate an essential study aid to a challenging and important area of the law of Scotland.
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Series
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-1511-5 (9781399515115)
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Person
Francis McManus is Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Stirling and Emeritus Professor of Law at Edinburgh Napier University. He is the author of a number of textbooks including, Delict Essentials 4th edition (EUP, 2021), Scottish Environmental Law Essentials (EUP, 2020), Environmental Law in Scotland (SULI) and Environmental Law in Scotland (EUP,2015). He has also contributed to many other books. He has a special interest in, and has published extensively on noise law. He is the National Treasurer and Scottish Chairman of the United Kingdom Noise Association (UKNA). He is also assistant editor and contributor to Scottish Planning and Environmental Law (SPEL).
Content
Table of Cases vii
Table of Statutes xvii
?1 Introduction 1
?2 Negligence 5
?3 The Law of Nuisance 51
?4 Occupier's Liability 65
?5 Product Liability 71
?6 Defamation 81
?7 Breach of Confidence 105
?8 Liability for Animals 113
?9 Breach of Statutory Duty 117
10 Vicarious Liability 127
11 Defences 153
12 Remedies 167
Index 177
Table of Statutes xvii
?1 Introduction 1
?2 Negligence 5
?3 The Law of Nuisance 51
?4 Occupier's Liability 65
?5 Product Liability 71
?6 Defamation 81
?7 Breach of Confidence 105
?8 Liability for Animals 113
?9 Breach of Statutory Duty 117
10 Vicarious Liability 127
11 Defences 153
12 Remedies 167
Index 177