Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort, 18th edition

Tort / Personal Injury

Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort, 18th Edition

By W V H Rogers
Sweet & Maxwell U.K._ July 2010

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781847037930
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
Publication
July 2010
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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As the leading textbook on the law of tort, Winfield & Jolowicz on Tort is a definitive and all embracing guide to the subject.

 

  • Centred firmly on English law but covers significant developments in Commonwealth countries, and where appropriate European systems of tort law
  • Covers all key areas of tort law so students don’t have to refer to a number of different textbooks
  • Includes extensive use of case citations
  • Covers developments including those in causation; liability of public authorities; human rights and tort law; the development of privacy and the "Reynolds defence"; and the recasting of the economic torts
  • Analyses key case law including Barker v Corus; Jameel v Wall St Journal; Mitchell v Glasgow CC; OBG v Allan; and Rothwell v Chemical & Insulating Co

 

"Balanced and accessible. Of the major texts, it offers the most even coverage of the main parts of the syllabus." Lex Magazine

Table of Contents

  • Nature and Functions of the Law of Tort
  • The Structure of Tort Law: History and Influences
  • General Characteristics of Tortious Liability
  • Trespass to the Person and Related Matters
  • Negligence: Duty and Breach
  • Negligence: Causation, Remoteness (Scope of Liability) and Contributory Negligence
  • Breach of Statutory Duty and Misfeasance in a Public Office
  • Employers' Liability
  • Liability for Land and Structures
  • Liability for Defective Products
  • Liability for Statements
  • Defamation and Privacy
  • Trespass to Land
  • Nuisance
  • Strict Liability: Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
  • Animals
  • Interference with Goods
  • Interference with Contract or Business
  • Abuse of Legal Procedure
  • Vicarious Liability
  • Joint and Several Tortfeasors
  • Remedies
  • Death in Relation to Tort
  • Capacity
  • Defences
  • Extinction of Liability in Tort

 

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