Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 25th ed

Author: Andrew Tettenborn
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414134515

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414114128
Published In: September 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Clerk & Lindsell on Torts, part of the Common Law Library series, is an essential reference book that is widely referred to by practitioners and cited by the judiciary throughout the UK and the Commonwealth, and also forms the point of reference worldwide for those wishing to research the English law of torts.

Key Features:

New material in the Twenty-Fifth Edition:

Manchester Ship Canal v United Utilities on water rights and nuisance
CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals on damages for shortened life
Tindall v Thames Valley Police on liability for omissions
Paul v Wolverhampton NHS Trust on liability for psychiatric damage
Holmes v Poeton Holdings on concurrent causation
Lewis-Ranwell v G4S on recovery for the consequences of a criminal conviction
Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed on the personal liability of company directors
Cannell v George on malicious falsehood and special damage
Armstead v RSA on recovery for damage to property
Credit Suisse v Ivanishvili on deceit
URS v BDW on liability for defective cladding
Yerbury v Azets Holdings on accountants’ liability as receivers
XGY v Sussex on immunity in respect of court proceedings
Harcombe v Associated Newspapers on the erstwhile Reynolds defence in libel
Setu Kamal v Tax Policy Associates on SLAPPs in defamation law

Provides unrivalled breadth and depth of coverage on all areas of tort law
Sets out the general principles of liability and causation
Explains in detail general defences, such as claimant’s wrongdoing, consent and assumption of risk, exclusion of liability and miscellaneous defences
Covers all areas of tort, from joint liability and vicarious liability to capacity and parties, from negligence to breach of statutory duty and professional liability, and from product liability and occupiers’ liability to employers’ liability and public service liability
Deals with other important areas from malicious prosecution to wrongful interference with goods, from deceit to trespass to land, from liability for animals to nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher, and from malicious falsehood to the economic torts
Includes fully updated and detailed chapters on defamation, breach of confidence and misuse of private information
Deals extensively with damages and other remedies including injunctions
Covers limitation periods in detail
Considers all heads of liability with regard to the relevant human rights issues