Tort
Subtitle: cases and materials
By: Geoffrey Samuel
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9781847034489
Subjects: Torts; Cases
Description: "Tort: Cases and Materials presents the essential cases and materials in the law of tort, along with commentary from the author putting the cases in context and linking the materials together. The work only goes through the subjects covered on a modular course so that students don't need to spend time wading through lots of material they are unlikely to need."--Jacket.
Notes: Previous edition: published as Cases and materials on torts. Exeter : Law Matters, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Definition and scope of the law of tort -- -- 2.; title: Purpose and policy of tort -- -- 3.; title: Liability for individual acts (1) : harm intentionally caused -- -- 4.; title: Liability for individual acts (2) : harm negligently caused -- -- 5.; title: Liability for things (1) : moveable things -- -- 6.; title: Liability for things (2) : immovable things -- -- 7.; title: Liability for people -- -- 8.; title: Liability for words -- -- 9.; title: Liability of public bodies -- -- 10.; title: Causation and general defences -- -- 11.; title: Remedies.