Delict Essentials

Delict Essentials provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict.

• Provides a succinct and comprehensive coverage of the law of delict
• Includes updates of the law of negligence, causation, defamation, breach of confidence, vicarious liability, and defences
• Includes full discussion of leading cases

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.