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Tort Law: Text and Materials, 4th Edition

Tort Law: Text and Materials, 4th Edition

Author: Mark Lunney; Ken Oliphant
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199571802
Published In: June 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The blend of insightful and stimulating author text with significant extracts from cases and materials means the book can be used both as a stand-alone text and as an accompanying casebook
A clear two-colour page design allows for easy distinction between commentary and materials, and aids navigation through the book
The many suggestions for further readings woven throughout the text provide targeted opportunities for additional research, enabling the reader to gain a rounded understanding of tort law

New to this edition

Comprehensively updated to take account of all key changes in the law and developments in academic literature
A new Online Resource Centre provides a test bank of 300 multiple choice questions and answers, and updates to the law

The fourth edition of this celebrated book brings together a selection of carefully chosen extracts from cases and materials with insightful author text.

Each section begins with a clear overview of the law, followed by illustrating extracts from case law and from government reports and scholarly literature, which are supported by the authors' expert explanation and analysis. Opportunities for further research are highlighted by the many suggestions for additional readings that are woven throughout the text. This approach enables students to gain a rich and contextual understanding of the law of tort.

Online Resource Centre

An Online Resource Centre supports the book, providing updates to the law and a test bank of multiple choice questions.

Readership: Law students studying tort law as part of an LLB or GDL course.

Contents:: 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 and privacy; 14: Vicarious liability; 15: Damages for personal injury; 16: Death and damages; 17: How tort works

Mark Lunney, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England, Australia, and Ken Oliphant, Director of the Institute for European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, and Professor of Tort Law, 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 Claire McIvor, University of Birmingham