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Tort / Paula Giliker and Silas Beckwith

By: Giliker, Paula.
Contributor(s): Beckwith, Silas [(j.a.)].
Series: Sweet & Maxwell's textbook series. Publisher: London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2001Description: lvii, 392 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0421717009 (pbk.).Subject(s): Torts -- England | Torts -- WalesDDC classification: 346.4203
Contents:
- 10. Nuisance and the Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. Nuisance. Private Nuisance. Relationship Between Private Nuisance and Other Torts. Public Nuisance. The Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. Remedies. - 11. Trespass. Trespass to the Person. The Rule in Wilkinson v. Downton. Defences. Can trespass to the person be committed negligently? Protection against Harassment Act 1997. Malicious Prosecution. Trespass to Land. Defences. Remedies. Trespass to Goods. - 12. Defamation. Libel and Slander. The General Requirements of Defamation. - 13 Defences to Defamation. 1. Justification (or truth). Fair comment. Privilege. Offer of amends under the Defamation Act 1996. Innocent dissemination. Limitation. The Need for Reform. Complaints to Regulatory Bodies. Malicious or Injurious Falsehood. A Tort of Infringement of Privacy? - 14. General Defences and Extinction of Liability. Defences. Extinction of Liability. - 15. Remedies. Damages. Actions for Personal Injury. Actions on Death. Actions for Loss or Damage to Property. Joint and Several Liability. Other Remedies.
Preface. - Table of Contents. - Table of Cases. - Table of UK Statutes. - Table of Statutory Instruments. - Table of EC & International Legislation. - 1. The Nature of Tortious Liability: What is tort? Principles of Liability. The Interests Protected by Tort. The Role of Tort in the Law of Obligations. The Impact of European Law. Tort in Modern Society. - 2. Negligence : The Duty of Care. Studying Negligence. An Overview of Negligence. The Duty of Care. Factors Relevant to the Imposition of a Duty of Care. - 3. Negligence : Economic Loss. Economic Loss Caused by Negligent Activities. Principles of the modern law. The "Will Drafting" Cases. Economic Loss Caused by Negligent Misstatement. - 4. Negligence : Psychiatric Illness. Historical Development. Elements of the Modern Law. Primary and Secondary Victims. Secondary Victims: The Alcock "Control Mechanisms" The Impact of White. Psychiatric Illness Law : Proposals for Reform. - 5. Negligence: Breach of Duty. Factors Relevant to the Standard of Care. Special Standards of Care. The Professional Standard of Care. Proof of Breach. - 6. Causation and Remoteness. Factual causation. Concurrent causes. Consecutive causes. Proof of causation. Novus Actus Interveniens. Remoteness of Damage. The "Eggshell Skull" Rule. - 7. Employers' Liability. Personal Liability.
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- 10. Nuisance and the Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. Nuisance. Private Nuisance. Relationship Between Private Nuisance and Other Torts. Public Nuisance. The Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. Remedies. - 11. Trespass. Trespass to the Person. The Rule in Wilkinson v. Downton. Defences. Can trespass to the person be committed negligently? Protection against Harassment Act 1997. Malicious Prosecution. Trespass to Land. Defences. Remedies. Trespass to Goods. - 12. Defamation. Libel and Slander. The General Requirements of Defamation. - 13 Defences to Defamation. 1. Justification (or truth). Fair comment. Privilege. Offer of amends under the Defamation Act 1996. Innocent dissemination. Limitation. The Need for Reform. Complaints to Regulatory Bodies. Malicious or Injurious Falsehood. A Tort of Infringement of Privacy? - 14. General Defences and Extinction of Liability. Defences. Extinction of Liability. - 15. Remedies. Damages. Actions for Personal Injury. Actions on Death. Actions for Loss or Damage to Property. Joint and Several Liability. Other Remedies.

Preface. - Table of Contents. - Table of Cases. - Table of UK Statutes. - Table of Statutory Instruments. - Table of EC & International Legislation. - 1. The Nature of Tortious Liability: What is tort? Principles of Liability. The Interests Protected by Tort. The Role of Tort in the Law of Obligations. The Impact of European Law. Tort in Modern Society. - 2. Negligence : The Duty of Care. Studying Negligence. An Overview of Negligence. The Duty of Care. Factors Relevant to the Imposition of a Duty of Care. - 3. Negligence : Economic Loss. Economic Loss Caused by Negligent Activities. Principles of the modern law. The "Will Drafting" Cases. Economic Loss Caused by Negligent Misstatement. - 4. Negligence : Psychiatric Illness. Historical Development. Elements of the Modern Law. Primary and Secondary Victims. Secondary Victims: The Alcock "Control Mechanisms" The Impact of White. Psychiatric Illness Law : Proposals for Reform. - 5. Negligence: Breach of Duty. Factors Relevant to the Standard of Care. Special Standards of Care. The Professional Standard of Care. Proof of Breach. - 6. Causation and Remoteness. Factual causation. Concurrent causes. Consecutive causes. Proof of causation. Novus Actus Interveniens. Remoteness of Damage. The "Eggshell Skull" Rule. - 7. Employers' Liability. Personal Liability.