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Torts: Cases and Commentary, 8th Edition

Torts: Cases and Commentary, 8th Edition

Author: Harold Luntz; David Hambly; Kylie Burns; Joachim Dietrich
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409342093
Published In: May 2017
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
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Torts: Cases and Commentary delivers a critical and analytical approach to the law of torts presented through extensive commentary and selected materials from cases, legislation and academic writings. Detailed notes explain the significance of the key cases while questions stimulate critical thinking and learning.

This edition provides extended coverage of statutory defences to negligence, while doctrines relating to the scope of liability are now discussed together with factual causation in one chapter. Current issues in tort law reform are examined and additional references to academic writings are provided. New cases include:

• Alcan Gove Pty Ltd v Zabic (time at which exposure to asbestos leads to actionable damage)

• Allen v Chadwick (contributory negligence)

• Hunter and New England Local Health District v McKenna (duty of care owed by a provider of mental health services)

• Marsh v Baxter (nuisance)

• Prince Alfred College Inc v ADC (vicarious liability)

• Swick Nominees Pty Ltd v Leroi International Inc (No 2) (pure economic loss)

• Wallace v Kam (scope of liability)

Features

• Fully revised and updated
• Covers key cases and legislation and emerging issues in tort law
• Clear and accessible format
• Comprehensive analysis enables in-depth understanding of the subject area
• Easy to navigate

1. Introduction
2. Negligence: Duty of Care
3. Negligence: Breach of Duty
4. Causation
5. Damage and Remoteness
6. Defences to Torts Involving Negligence
7. Particular Negligence Situations
8. Damages
9. Wrongful Death
10. Breach of Statutory Duty
11. Intentional Interference with the Person
12. Trespass to Land
13. Defences to Intentional Torts
14. Private Nuisance
15. Strict Liability
16. The Intentional and Negligent Infliction of Economic Loss
17. Vicarious Liability
18. Concurrent Liability

Harold Luntz is Professor Emeritus at the Law School, University of Melbourne.

David Hambly is Professor Emeritus and Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University.

Kylie Burns is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith Law School.

Joachim Dietrich is an Associate Professor at Bond University.

Neil Foster is an Associate Professor at Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle. He teaches, writes and conducts research in the areas of Workplace Health and Safety Law and Torts. Neil Foster is a member of the Editorial Board of the Torts Law Journal and an Associate Member of the National Research Centre for OHS Regulation at the ANU.