Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence 16th ed with 1st Supplement

The foremost guide to this complex area of the law, Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence is written by a mixed team of practitioners and academics.

The 16th edition, which published in June 2025, has now been updated with the 1st Supplement published in June 2026

Key Features:

• Sets out comprehensively the general principles, covering duty of care and liability issues under the tort of negligence
• Shows how the principles developed through the application of the common law and explains how the law of negligence has been applied in the UK and Commonwealth jurisdictions
• Explains the duty to take care, when it exists, between what parties it exists and to assess quickly if a cause of action exists
• Explains what remedies may be available, including damages and investigates the remoteness of damage as a concept
• Explains the burden of proof and standard of care in negligence cases
• Demonstrates the applicable defences and discharges from liability
• Demonstrates the standard of care principle in relation to persons professing some special skill, highways, and transport, employee employer relationship
• Provides an essential reference for every negligence case whether it is to do with personal injury including resulting in death, property, product liability and injury caused by animals and death
• Differentiates between absolute and strict liability
• Includes up-to-date statutory duties which means you will know exactly how recent changes apply
• Shows, through a detailed analysis of case law, how the principles work in specific situations and sets out the implications of new developments to help you take a view on your particular case.

The 16th edition deals with several significant cases such as: