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Tort Law: Text and Materials, 7th Edition

Tort Law: Text and Materials, 7th Edition

Name: Tort Law: Text and Materials, 7th Edition
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780198865117
Price: 731.25 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Lunney; Ken Oliphant
ISBN: 9780198865117

Edited by Mark Lunney · Ken Oliphant

Oxford University Press February 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780198865117
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: February 2023
Format: Paperback , 1048 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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

About the Author

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.

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"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

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