Tort Law: Text and Materials, 7th Edition

Author: Mark Lunney; Ken Oliphant
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198865117

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198745525
Published In: February 2023
Format: Paperback , 1048 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This book takes a socio-legal approach and provides a rich and thorough understanding of tort law. Each section begins with a clear overview of the law, followed by illustrative extracts from case law and from government reports and scholarly literature, which are supported by explanation and analysis. This seventh edition has been brought completely up to date by Ken Oliphant and Donal Nolan.

1: General introduction
2: Intentional interference with the person
3: Negligence - introduction
4: Breach of duty
5: Causation and remoteness
6: Defences to negligence
7: Negligence: duty of care - psychiatric illness
8: Negligence: duty of care - economic loss
9: Negligence: duty of care - omissions and acts of third parties
10: Negligence: duty of care - public bodies
11: Special liability regimes
12: Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher
13: Defamation
14: Privacy
15: Vicarious Liability
16: Damages for Personal Injury
17: Death and Damages
18: How Tort Works

Mark Lunney is Professor in the School of Law at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia. He previously taught at King's College, London.

Ken Oliphant is Director of the Institute for European Tort Law at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, and Professor of Tort Law at the University of Bristol.

Review(s) from previous edition

"Lays out clear and concise explanations which are easy to follow and understand. This really is a must for any students attempting to understand the law of tort. - Student Law Review

"The best tort text available." - Dr Clare McIvor, University of Birmingham