Casebook on Torts, 12th Edition

• An introductory casebook offering a selection of concise extracts from leading cases, enabling students to understand how judicial decisions are made
• Key tort law texts have been identified by the author as recommended reading for students who wish to develop a broader knowledge of the subject
• An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides regular updates and web links, ensuring students are kept abreast of new developments

New to this edition

• The twelfth edition has been fully updated to include the following new case extracts: on liability of public bodies: Desmond v The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire; on economic loss: Conarken v Network Rail Infrastructure; on defamation: Spiller v Joseph (a Supreme Court case on fair comment), and Metropolitan International Schools v Designtechnica Corporation (on internet libel)
• Following significant and controversial developments in the area of privacy, greater attention is paid to this increasingly important topic, including incorporation of the following key case extracts: on privacy: Mosley v News Group Newspapers, and the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Mosley v UK and alsoJIH v News Group Newspapers (on the issue of injunctions in privacy cases)

Casebook on Torts is essential reading for students new to studying tort law at undergraduate level, providing a comprehensive, portable library of the leading cases in the field. It presents an impressive range of carefully edited extracts, which clearly illustrate the essence and reasoning behind each decision made. Concise author commentary focuses the reader on the key elements within the extracts, while end-of-chapter questions encourages them to check their understanding as they progress. Statutory materials have been included where they are necessary to understand the subject. The book is an indispensable companion for tort law students. 

The text is supported by an Online Resource Centre which provides regular updates on developments in the law as well as web links to aid further study.

Readership: Suitable for undergraduate students taking a module in tort law as part of the LLB. Also suitable for students taking a module in tort law on a law conversion course.