Casebook on torts
By: Richard Kidner
Edition: 11th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 473
ISBN-13: 9780199571734
Subjects: Torts; Cases; Unerlaubte Handlung; Haftpflicht; Rechtsprechung
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 analyzed. 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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Negligence: the basic principles of duty of care; title: Breach of duty: the standard of care; title: Causation and remoteness of damage; title: Special duty problems: omissions; title: Special duty problems: liability of public bodies; title: Special duty problems: psychiatric injury; title: Special duty problems: statements, services and economic loss; title: Special duty problems: acts and economic loss; title: Special duty problems: contract and duty of care; title: Special duty problems: defective structures; title: Special duty problems: unborn children, wrongful life and wrongful birth; title: Defences to negligence; title: Damages for death and personal injuries; title: Vicarious liability; title: Breach of statutory duty; title: Product liability; title: Occupiers' liability; title: Nuisance; title: Liability for the escape of dangerous things; title: Animals; title: Trespass to the person; title: Trespass to land; title: Wrongful interference with goods; title: Defamation; title: Privacy and the intentional infliction of distress.