Street on Torts, 16th Edition

Author: Christian Witting
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198865506

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198811169
Published In: May 2021
Format: Paperback , 824 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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incisive treatment of the law of torts building upon decades of scholarly work
focus on key concepts and clear explanations
content mapped closely to undergraduate courses

Tried and tested by generations of students, Street on Torts provides a wide-ranging, clear and accurate explanation of the law of torts. Witting incorporates the latest learning on each of the torts covered in this book to provide a thoughtful account of the purposes, rules, and operation of the law.

Coverage has been closely mapped to undergraduate law courses around the UK.

Readership: Suitable for undergraduate students taking a module in tort law as part of the LLB degree course.

Part I. Introduction
1.: Overview of tort law
Part II. Negligent invasions of personal, property, and financial interests
2.: Duty of care I: foundational principles
3.: Duty of care II: recognised harm
4.: Duty of care III: public authorities
5.: Breach of duty
6.: Causation and remoteness
7.: Defences to negligence
8.: Liability for defective premises and structures
Part III. Intentional invasions of interests in the person and property
9.: Trespass to the person and related torts
10.: Wrongful interference with goods
11.: Trespass to land
12.: Defences to intentional torts against the person or property
Part IV. Interference with economic and intellectual property interests
13.: Background to the protection of economic and intellectual property interests
14.: False representations
15.: The general economic torts
Part V. Torts involving strict or stricter liability
16.: Product liability
17.: Nuisance
18.: The rule in Rylands v Fletcher
19.: Breach of statutory duty
Part VI. Interests in reputation: defamation
20.: Defamation: foundational principles
21.: Defences and remedies in defamation
Part VII. Misuse of private information
22.: Misuse of private information
Part VIII. Misuse of process and public powers
23.: Misuse of process and public powers
Part IX. Parties and remedies
24.: Vicarious liability
25.: Capacity and parties
26.: Remedies: basic principles
27.: Principles of compensation for personal injuries and associated losses
Appendix
Additional chapter on ORC: Animals

Christian Witting is Professor of Law at the University of Exeter and a Fellow of the European Centre for Tort and Insurance Law, Vienna. He is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, formerly in service with the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department. Witting is the author of Liability for Negligent Misstatements(OUP) and of highly regarded articles on tort law and company law.

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"One of the best textbooks in the area. An authoritative volume which presents a very clear explanation of the essential issues of tort law. - Dr Peter Whelan, Associate Professor in Law, University of Leeds