Law of Tort. (Record no. 304334)

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International Standard Book Number 9781292062877
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cooke, John.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Law of Tort.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 12th ed.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Pearson Education UK,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2015.
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice �2015.
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Extent 1 online resource (625 pages)
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505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes and other statutory material -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 General principles of tort law -- 1 General principles -- Introduction -- What is a tort? -- Elements of a tort -- The interests protected -- Fault and strict liability -- Objectives of tort -- Alternative systems of compensation -- A compensation culture? -- The boundaries of tort -- Tort and crime -- The position of minors -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- Human rights and tort law -- Access to justice -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 2 The tort of negligence -- 2 General principles of negligence -- Elements of the tort -- History of negligence -- The interests protected -- Problem areas -- Liability in contract and tort -- Summary -- Further reading -- 3 Duty of care -- Introduction -- Historical development -- Other tests -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further reading -- 4 Psychiatric damage -- Introduction -- Problems raised -- The medical background and public scepticism -- Historical development -- Types of claim -- Primary and secondary victims -- Primary victims -- Secondary victims -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further reading -- 5 Economic loss -- Introduction -- Arguments against the recovery of pure economic loss in negligence -- Historical development -- Development of the Hedley Byrne principle -- Development of liability for economic loss outside the Hedley Byrne principle -- The extended Hedley Byrne principle -- Conclusions -- A new matrix for economic loss? -- Summary -- Further reading -- 6 Liability for omissions and third parties -- Introduction -- Liability for omissions -- Liability for the acts of third parties -- Summary -- Further reading -- 7 Liability of public authorities -- Introduction -- The framework for actions -- Human rights -- The 'education' cases -- Summary -- Further reading.
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Formatted contents note 8 Breach of duty and proof of negligence -- Introduction -- The reasonable man test -- Factors determining negligence -- Proof of negligence -- Summary -- Further reading -- 9 Causation and remoteness of damage -- Introduction -- Factual causation -- Remoteness of damage -- Novus actus interveniens -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further reading -- 10 Defences to negligence -- Introduction -- Volenti non fit injuria -- Contributory negligence -- Ex turpi causa -- The rescue cases -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 3 Specific areas of negligence and breach of statutory duty -- 11 Defective premises -- Introduction -- Occupiers' liability -- Landlord's liability -- Builder's liability -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- 12 Defective products -- Introduction -- Liability in contract -- The negligence action -- The narrow rule in Donoghue v Stevenson -- Consumer Protection Act 1987 -- Compensation culture -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- 13 Breach of statutory duty -- Introduction -- Does the statute give rise to an action for damages? -- Was the duty owed to the claimant? -- Breach of duty -- Causation -- Defences -- Breach of statutory duty and negligence -- European legislation -- Summary -- Further reading -- 14 Employer's liability -- Introduction -- The employer's personal duty of care -- Defences -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- 15 Medical negligence and related issues -- Introduction -- The battery action -- The negligence action -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 4 Torts based on land -- 16 Trespass to land -- Introduction -- Forms of trespass to land -- Title of the claimant -- Defences -- Remedies -- Summary -- Further reading -- 17 Nuisance -- Introduction -- Statutory nuisances -- Public nuisance -- Private nuisance -- Question -- Nuisance and fault -- Remedies -- Defences -- Question.
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Formatted contents note Nuisance and human rights -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- 18 Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire -- Introduction -- The claimant's case -- Defences -- The future of Rylands v Fletcher -- Liability for fire -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 5 Miscellaneous torts -- 19 Liability for animals -- Introduction -- Dangerous and non-dangerous animals -- Trespassing livestock -- Special liability for dogs -- Remoteness of damage -- Summary -- Further reading -- 20 Trespass to the person -- Introduction -- Battery -- Assault -- Defences to assault and battery -- False imprisonment -- Intentional infliction of emotional or physical harm -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- 21 Defamation -- Introduction -- Reform -- Features of defamation -- Damages -- Libel and slander -- The claimant's case -- Defamatory meaning -- Reference to the claimant -- Publication -- Libel and internet publication -- Defences -- Truth (justification) -- Honest opinion -- Absolute privilege -- Qualified privilege -- Remedies -- Parties -- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 -- Defamation and the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- 22 Privacy -- Introduction -- What is privacy? -- The general principle -- The position in English law -- Case law and principles on privacy since the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Limits to protection -- Remedies -- Conclusions on privacy -- Summary -- Further reading -- 23 Deceit, malicious falsehood and passing off -- Deceit -- Malicious falsehood -- Passing off -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 6 Parties, defences and remedies -- 24 Vicarious liability -- Introduction -- Justification for imposing vicarious liability -- Who is an employee? -- In the course of employment -- The employer's indemnity -- Employers and independent contractors -- Principal and agent -- Conclusion -- Summary.
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Formatted contents note Further reading -- 25 Joint and several liability -- Introduction -- Successive actions -- Contribution between tortfeasors -- Summary -- Further reading -- 26 Limitation -- Introduction -- Accrual of causes of action -- Limitation periods -- Defective buildings and latent damage -- Miscellaneous limitation periods -- Fraud or concealment -- Summary -- Further reading -- 27 General defences -- Introduction -- Mistake -- Inevitable accident -- Necessity -- Summary -- 28 Remedies -- Introduction -- Damages -- Effect of death on an award of damages for personal injuries -- Injunctions -- Self-help -- Question -- Summary -- Further reading -- Glossary of terms -- Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Law of Tort, part of the Foundations series, offers a comprehensive, clear and straightforward account of the law ideal for LLB and GDL students.
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Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Relationship information Print version:
Main entry heading Cooke, John
Title Law of Tort
Place, publisher, and date of publication : Pearson Education UK,c2015
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