Details
- Problem questions are included at the start of relevant chapters, as well as annotated 'pointers' at the end of the book, and outline answers online. This grounds the theory in practical examples right from the start and gives students valuable guidance and practice in answering worked-through problem questions. The questions are based on student-friendly examples and situations from popular culture which immediately engage a student's attention and prepare them for the chapter which follows
- Innovative pedagogical features such as 'counterpoint' and 'pause for reflection' boxes highlight contentious areas of the law and encourage students to think more deeply
- The body text gives a clear exposition of the law and 'case boxes' are highlighted in each chapter, ensuring students have a solid black-letter basis upon which to develop a critical appreciation of tort law
- Diagrams and tables are used where appropriate to crystallize and clarify key points
- End-of-chapter questions and selected further reading assist independent learning and provide areas for discussion in seminars or tutorials
Tort Law provides a different approach to the study of tort. Written with students firmly in mind, it presents an engaging and accessible yet thought-provoking and critical account. Its analytical approach locates the law in its political and socio-legal context, exploring both practical and theoretical problems. The book's innovative use of pedagogical features (including 'pause for reflection' boxes and 'counterpoint' boxes) encourages students to engage with debates about the way tort law currently is and how it could be. Case boxes reflect the case-driven nature of tort, ensuring students are clear about the black-letter law.
Chapter-opening problem questions are used to place the law in its practical context and to illustrate how to apply the theory. Annotated versions of the problem questions are placed at the back of the book to give students pointers on how to answer them, and outline answers are housed on the book's accompanying Online Resource Centre.
Tort Law also provides diagrams and tables where relevant, chapter summaries, end-of-chapter questions, and annotated lists of further reading. The authors' conversational and lively writing style engages students in the study of this essential subject.
The book will benefit anyone seeking a fresh and stimulating account of tort law and is essential reading for students studying tort at degree level or for the CPE/GDL.
Online Resource Centre
Tort Law is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, which includes the following resources:
- Twice-yearly updates to changes in cases and legislation
- Outline answers to the various questions in the book
- Annotated judgements with explanatory notes and points for students to consider
- Annotated web links to external web resources including audiovisual news clips and deep links to cases on BAILII
- Flashcard glossary of legal terms used in the book
- Test bank of 200 questions and answers for lecturers' use in assessing students
- Downloadable versions of figures and tables from the book
Readership: Suitable for undergraduate students taking a module in tort law as part of a LLB degree course. Also suitable for students taking a module in tort law on the CPE/GDL.
- Contents:
- 1.: Introduction
- PART I. THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE
- 2.: Introduction to the tort of negligence
- 3.: Duty of care: introduction and basic principles
- 4.: Omissions and acts of third parties
- 5.: Psychiatric harm
- 6.: Public bodies
- 7.: Economic loss
- 8.: Breach
- 9.: Causation and remoteness
- 10.: Defences to negligence
- PART II. SPECIAL LIABILITY REGIMES
- 11.: Occupiers' liability
- 12.: Employers' liability
- 13.: Product liability
- PART III. THE PERSONAL TORTS
- 14.: Trespass to the person
- 15.: Defamation
- 16.: Invasion of privacy
- PART IV. THE LAND TORTS
- 17.: Trespass to land and nuisance
- 18.: Actions under the rule of Rylands v Fletcher
- PART V. DAMAGES AND THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATION
- 19.: Damages in tort
- Appendix A: Annotated problem questions;
Kirsty Horsey, Lecturer in Law, Kent Law School, University of Kent, and Erika Rackley, Senior Lecturer in Law, Law School, Durham University
Kirsty Horsey studied law at Kent Law School and followed this with a PhD in the area of medical/family law. She is currently a Lecturer in Law at Kent Law School, teaching contract and tort law to undergraduate students across all years, as well as some family law. Her main research interests lie in the overlap of medical and family law, particularly in the area of assisted reproduction. In 2007 Kirsty was the joint recipient of the Barbara Morris Learning Support Prize 2007, awarded by the University of Kent for teaching excellence.
Erika Rackley is a Senior Lecturer in the Law School at Durham University. She studied law at Cardiff University and for her PhD at Kent Law School. She has taught tort law at Kent, Leicester, and Durham Universities. Her main research interests are broadly in the field of feminism, gender and law, particularly in relation to judicial diversity.
Review(s) from previous edition
"Clearly written ... allows all students to understand tort while enabling stronger students to think critically and challenge traditional approaches. - Avis Whyte, Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Westminster School of Law
"Very impressed: the authors explain the complexities clearly without sacrificing depth. An excellent combination of legal analysis and contextual discussion. " - Colm O'Cinneide, Lecturer in Law, University College London
"Horsey & Rackley is very good and clearly written; the 'pause for reflection' sections, followed by questions, work extremely well. " - Jose Miola, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester
"This book is ideal for any undergraduate new to tort. Its pedagogical features encourage students to reflect as they learn." - Dr Rebecca Wong, Senior Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Law School
"I very much like the book's style. It's informative and encourages broader thinking - something lecturers constantly try to do." - Sarah Flanagan, undergraduate law student, University of Plymouth
"The authors show how judges consider the impact of decisions on society, and how politics and economy influence the law." - Katerina Ktatunkova, undergraduate law student, University of Surrey
