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 lawCovers all key areas of tort law so students don’t have to refer to a number of different textbooksIncludes extensive use of case citationsCovers 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 tortsAnalyses key case law including Barker v Corus; Jameel v Wall St Journal; Mitchell v Glasgow CC; OBG v Allan; and Rothwell v Chemical & Insulating CoCONTENTS
Nature and Functions of the Law of TortThe Structure of Tort Law: History and InfluencesGeneral Characteristics of Tortious LiabilityTrespass to the Person and Related MattersNegligence: Duty and BreachNegligence: Causation, Remoteness (Scope of Liability) and Contributory NegligenceBreach of Statutory Duty and Misfeasance in a Public OfficeEmployers LiabilityLiability for Land and StructuresLiability for Defective ProductsLiability for StatementsDefamation and PrivacyTrespass to LandNuisanceStrict Liability: Rule in Rylands v FletcherAnimalsInterference with GoodsInterference with Contract or BusinessAbuse of Legal ProcedureVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several TortfeasorsRemediesDeath in Relation to TortCapacityDefencesExtinction of Liability in TortREVIEWSBalanced and accessible. Of the major texts, it offers the most even coverage of the main parts of the syllabus. Lex Magazine
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