Modern Tort Law
eBook - ePub

Modern Tort Law

  1. 532 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Modern Tort Law

About this book

Modern Tort Law is a comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the law of torts. Now in its seventh edition, Vivienne Harpwood's popular, student-friendly text explains the principles of all aspects of tort law in a lively and thought-provoking manner. The broad coverage of modern tort law makes this an ideal textbook for any undergraduate tort law course.

Students are encouraged to understand and apply the principles of tort law effectively throughout and particular attention is paid to the context within which the law is evolving, making these topics both accessible and enjoyable.

This seventh edition has been revised and updated to take into account developments since publication of the previous edition including in the areas of privacy, negligence, personal injury and defamation. Human Rights issues are integrated throughout the text rather than treating the topic in isolation, in line with the way the subject is commonly taught.

Now more accessible and student-friendly, it includes:

  • advice on further reading at the end of each chapter which is intended to point students towards sources of further study and critical debate
  • new chapter introductions, rewritten to reflect learning outcomes.

Modern Tort Law is now supported by a Companion Website which offers lecturer resources available to adopters of the book, including 'think points' designed to encourage reflection and debate and PowerPoints of diagrams and flowcharts contained within the text. A dedicated student section also offers weblinks, a guide to key Tort law cases, a flashcard glossary and a test bank of multiple choice questions.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. Table of Cases
  6. Table of Statutes
  7. Table of Statutory Instruments
  8. Table of European Legislation
  9. 1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAW OF TORT
  10. 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE
  11. 3 DUTY OF CARE—GENERAL PRINCIPLES
  12. 4 DUTY OF CARE—PSYCHIATRIC INJURY
  13. 5 DUTY OF CARE—ECONOMIC LOSS
  14. 6 DUTY OF CARE—SOME PROBLEM AREAS
  15. 7 BREACH OF DUTY—THE STANDARD OF CARE
  16. 8 CAUSATION AND REMOTENESS OF DAMAGE
  17. 9 BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY
  18. 10 OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY
  19. 11 TORTS RELATING TO LAND
  20. 12 LIABILITY FOR ANIMALS
  21. 13 TORTS TO THE PERSON
  22. 14 EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY
  23. 15 PRODUCT LIABILITY
  24. 16 VICARIOUS LIABILITY
  25. 17 TRESPASS TO GOODS
  26. 18 DEFAMATION AND OTHER TORTS AFFECTING THE REPUTATION
  27. 19 THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY
  28. 20 REMEDIES IN TORT
  29. 21 DEFENCES IN TORT
  30. 22 CRITICISMS OF TORT—REFORMS