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Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th Edition (Hardcopy + e-Book)

Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th Edition (Hardcopy + e-Book)

Author: Mr Justice Kemal Bokhary GBM, NPJ; Dr Normann Witzleb; Dr Neerav Srivastava
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789888590940
Published In: March 2025
Format: Hardback + eBook , 1293 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Remarks: e-Book version is also available. Please click here to purchase the e-Book version.

Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of the many recent developments in this ever-dynamic area of law. Chapters on negligence, defences, defamation, vicarious liability, causation, trespass to person and economic torts have been largely rewritten. There are also new sections on diseases, sports liability, road users, public authority liability, child abuse, omissions, and online defamation.

New decisions considered include:

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4 (negligence – duty of care);
Monat Investment Ltd v All persons in occupation etc [2023] HKCA 479 (illegality defence);
Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15 (vicarious liability);
CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 (vicarious liability);
Fearn v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 (nuisance);
Jonathan Lu v Paul Chan Mo Po [2018] HKCFA 11 (defamation – qualified privilege);
Chang Wa Shan v Esther Chan Pui Kwan [2018] HKCFA 29 (malicious falsehood);
Secretary for Justice v Persons Unlawfully and Wilfully Conducting etc [2019] HKCFI 2773 (harassment – doxxing);
Eton Properties Ltd v 廈門新景地集團有限公司 [2020] HKCFA 32 (tort of inducing a breach of contract);
Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] 2 WLR 417 (psychiatric injury);
Swarnjit Kaur v Lo's Cleaning Services Ltd [2023] 3 HKLRD 629 (safe system of work)

The Nature of Tort Law
Negligence
Occupier's Liability
Professional Liability
Product Liability
Causation
Defences
Vicarious Liability
Trespass to the Person
Trespass to Land
Wrongful Interference with Goods
Nuisance
Rylands v Fletcher
Environmental Torts
Animals
Breach of Statutory Duty
Misfeasance in Public Office
Defamation
Malicious Falsehood
Breach of Confidence
Privacy
Anti-Discrimination
Economic Torts
Deceit
Statutory Intellectual Property Rights
Passing Off
Damages
Injunctions
Limitation
Discharge of Torts
Conflict of Laws

Editor-in-Chief

Mr Justice Kemal Bokhary GBM, NPJ

General Editors

Dr Normann Witzleb is an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, Faculty of Law. He has published widely on torts, remedies and privacy laws. He is admitted as a Barrister of the High Court of Australia and a Legal Practitioner of the Australian Capital Territory.

Dr Neerav Srivastava is a Lecturer at Deakin Law School specialising in law and technology, in particular digital platforms and artificial intelligence. Dr Srivastava recently completed his PhD at Monash University. He has been cited in Hong Kong courts, published in respected journals, and won publication prizes. He was awarded a scholarship prize in his PCLL studies.

Contributors

Anton Cooray
Fergus Chan
Jeff Chan
Peter Chang
Tommy Cheung
Martin Lau
Alice Lee
Wilson Lui
Jack Lui
PY Lo
Stefan Lo
Michael Ramsden
Peter Reading
Ashok K. Sakhrani
Charu Sharma
Gary Soo
Neerav Srivastava
DK Srivastava
Shrina Daswani
Christopher Tung
John Hui
Isaac Yung
Kenny Wong
Thomas Wong
Thomas Yeon
Tim Kwok
Normann Witzleb