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Tort Law in Hong Kong, 3rd Edition

Tort Law in Hong Kong, 3rd Edition

Author: Rick GLOFCHESKI
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789626615041
Published In: November 2012
Format: Hardback , 901 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
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The third edition of Tort Law in Hong Kong continues the aims of previous editions, not only to provide a study text for intending lawyers, but also to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive resource available for practitioners, academics and judges in the tort law topics under consideration. As with previous editions, the focus is very much on Hong Kong law, holding firm to the belief that the law must be studied and understood in a Hong Kong context, and within the judicial traditions according to which Hong Kong cases are decided and to which lawyers and prospective lawyers must become accustomed.

Changes from the previous edition include a new section on animal liability, an expanded treatment of professional negligence, and an expanded treatment of limitations law, which has been radically altered by decisions here and in the United Kingdom. Sections are also re-arranged, particularly in chapters 3 and 4, to better convey a sense of the subject matter and the linkages with other parts. All chapters have undergone substantial revision in light of case law developments. More than 300 new cases are cited and discussed in this edition.

Expert authorship by a leading academic
- Rick Glofcheski, Professor, School of Law, University of Hong Kong
Substantially revised and up-to-date with new content across all chapters
- Incorporates the large body of Hong Kong law that has developed in the past five years
- Cites more than 300 new cases including: Luen Hing Fat Coating & Finishing Factory Ltd v Waan Chuen Ming (2011); Blakeney-Williams v Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (2012); Oriental Press Group Ltd v Fevaworks Solutions Ltd (2012); Payam Tamiz v Google Inc (2012); Oriental Daily Publisher Ltd v Ming Pao Holdings Ltd (2012); plus many more!
Places the law in a Hong Kong context
- Only in Hong Kong could a court decide that the burning of incense on a daily basis in the 8th floor corridor of a residential building might not be nuisance: Hu Wei Hsin v Ma Hung Wing (2011)
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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Negligence: Introduction

Chapter 3:  Breach of Duty

Chapter 4:  Causation and Remoteness of Damage

Chapter 5: Duty of Care

Chapter 6:  Defense to Negligence

Chapter 7: Occupiers’ Liability

Chapter 8: Breach of Statutory Duty

Chapter 9:  Employer’s Liability in Negligence

Chapter 10: Damages

Chapter 11: Vicarious Liability

Chapter 12: Multiple Tortfeasors

Chapter 13: Limitation of Action

Chapter 14: Statutory Compensation for Work-Related Injury and Disease

Chapter 15: Trespass to Person

Chapter 16: Defenses to Trespass to the Person

Chapter 17: Remedies for Trespassory Torts

Chapter 18: Indirect Interference with the Person

Chapter 19: Nuisance and Related Remedies

Chapter 20: Trespass to Land

Chapter 21: Rylands v Fletcher

Chapter 22: Defamation