A Selection of Cases Illustrative of the English Law of Tort

Legal History › Tort / Personal Injury

A Selection of Cases Illustrative of the English Law of Tort

By Courtney Stanhope Kenny
Cambridge University Press February 2015

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781107455764
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
February 2015
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

First published in 1928 as the fifth edition of a 1904 original, this book contains an overview of a number of cases that established important precedents in English tort law.

The topics covered include the general principles of liability for tort, the various kinds of torts, and the relations between tort and contract. This detailed book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British legal history.

Table of Contents

Part I. General Principles
Section I. Liability for Tort
Section II. Liability as Affected by Status
Section III. General Exceptions to Liability
Section IV. Forensic Remedies for Torts

Part II. The Various Kinds of Torts
Section I. Breaches of Rights over the Person
Section II. Breaches of Rights to Reputation
Section III. Breaches of Rights over Property
Section IV. Breaches of General Rights:
1. Nuisance
2. Wrongs of fraud and malice
3. Negligence
4. Breaches of duties of extraordinary responsibility

Part III. Relations between Tort and Contract
Appendix. American rule as to poisons.
HKD 580.06 −3%
HKD 598.00

Inclusive of HK delivery

Ready to ship
Delivery Time: around 4-5 weeks
Extra 10 working days if shipping address outside Hong Kong
  • Free HK shipping over HK$1,000
  • International shipping to 35+ countries
Order Form
Save

Recommended

You may also be interested in these books:

More titles from Legal History

View all
Law and Legal Process
Cambridge University Press

Law and Legal Process

Matthew Dyson; David Ibbetson
HKD 958.23
The Law of Nations in Global History
Oxford University Press

The Law of Nations in Global History

Charles Henry Alexandrowicz
HKD 1,576.25
Invisible Voices: The Black Presence in Crime and Punishment in the UK, 1750-1900
Routledge

Invisible Voices: The Black Presence in Crime and Punishment in the UK, 1750-1900

Martin Glynn
HKD 516.88
Double Trouble: Bigamy and the Law in England and Wales, 1604-2024 New
Hart Publishing

Double Trouble: Bigamy and the Law in England and Wales, 1604-2024

Rebecca Probert
HKD 1,197.95
Trial Stories in Jewish Antiquity: Counternarratives of Justice
Oxford University Press

Trial Stories in Jewish Antiquity: Counternarratives of Justice

Chaya T. Halberstam
HKD 958.36
The History of the Technology and Construction Court on its 150th Anniversary
Hart Publishing

The History of the Technology and Construction Court on its 150th Anniversary

Peter Coulson; David Sawtell
HKD 693.42