Tort / Personal Injury

Unlocking Torts 6th ed

By Sanmeet Kaur Dua
Coming Soon Routledge Available October 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781032061290
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
October 2026
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Tort Law is a foundation subject in every law degree in England and Wales. Unlocking Torts will ensure you grasp the main concepts of this subject with ease.

Containing accessible explanations in a clear and logical structure, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising, and incorporates the following features to support learning:

  • Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject
  • Key Facts summaries throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding
  • End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful checklist for each topic
  • Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly
  • Frequent activities and self-test questions and sample essay questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice and prepare yourself for assessment
  • A ‘Critiquing the Law’ feature designed to foster essential critical thinking skills

The sixth edition has been comprehensively updated throughout to reflect numerous recent developments and changes in the law, including significant updates to chapters on Duty of Care, Psychiatric Harm, Defences, Vicarious Liability and Nuisance. This edition includes commentary on cases such as Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police v Woodstock [2025] EWCA Civ 13, Paul v Wolverhampton [2024] UKSC 1, Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd, Fearn v Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Devon County Council, [2026] UKSC 2 and CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5.

This book forms part of the Unlocking the Law series; it is essential reading for all core modules on tort law.

Table of Contents

1.
The origins and character of tortious liability
2.
Negligence: duty of care
3.
Negligence: breach of duty
4.
Negligence: causation
5.
Negligence: defences
6.
Negligence: specific duty situations
7.
Occupiers’ liability and liability for defective premises
8.
Trespass to land
9.
Nuisance.
10 Strict liability and land – Rylands v Fletcher
11.
Liability for animals
12.
Torts relating to goods
13.
Trespass to the person
14.
Defamation
15.
The economic torts
16.
Breach of a statutory duty
17.
Employers’ liability
18.
Vicarious liability
19.
Remedies and limitations.
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