| Edition |
Fifteenth edition. |
| Physical description |
lxiii, 687 pages ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Table of cases: pages xiii-lxiii. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
PART I INTRODUCTION -- 1.Overview of tort law -- Section 1 What is a tort? -- Section 2 Brief history of tort law -- Section 3 Protected rights and interests -- Section 4 Theoretical perspectives on tort law -- PART II NEGLIGENT INVASIONS OF PERSONAL, PROPERTY, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS -- 2.Duty of care I: foundational principles -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 The emergence of a duty framework -- Section 3 The rise and fall of Anns -- Section 4 Modern approaches to the duty of care -- 3.Duty of care II: bodily injury and psychiatric illness -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Harm to persons -- Section 3 Pregnancy and birth -- Section 4 Liability for psychiatric illness -- 4.Duty of care III: property damage and purely financial loss -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Damage to property -- Section 3 Purely financial loss -- Section 4 Tort and contract -- 5.Duty of care IV: public authorities -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Background -- Section 3 Justiciability -- Section 4 Application of Caparo -- Section 5 Vicarious liability -- Section 6 Proposed reform -- 6.Breach of duty -- Section 1 The standard of care -- Section 2 Factors relevant to establishing the required standard -- Section 3 Professional negligence -- Section 4 The standard of care and precedent -- Section 5 Proving breach -- 7.Causation and remoteness -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Causation in fact -- Section 3 New intervening causes: causation in law -- Section 4 Remoteness of damage -- 8.Defences to negligence -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Contributory negligence -- Section 3 Voluntary assumption of risk -- Section 4 Express exclusion or limitation of liability -- Section 5 Illegality -- 9.Liability for defective premises and structures -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Occupiers' liability -- Section 3 Liability of non-occupiers -- PART III INTENTIONAL INVASIONS OF INTERESTS IN THE PERSON AND PROPERTY -- 10.Trespass to the person and related torts -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Battery -- Section 3 Assault -- Section 4 Intentional infliction of harm -- Section 5 Protection from Harassment Act 1997 -- Section 6 False imprisonment -- 11.Wrongful interference with goods -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Trespass to goods -- Section 3 Conversion -- Section 4 Residuum -- 12.Trespass to land -- Section 1 Trespass -- Section 2 Defences -- Section 3 Remedies -- 13.Defences to intentional torts against the person or property -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Absent element defences -- Section 3 Justification defences -- Section 4 Public policy defences -- Section 5 Non-defences -- PART IV MISREPRESENTATION-BASED AND ̀ECONOMIC' TORTS -- 14.False representations -- Section 1 Background to misrepresentation-based and ̀economic' torts -- Section 2 Deceit -- Section 3 Passing off -- Section 4 Malicious falsehood -- 15.The general ̀economic' torts -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Inducing breach of an existing contract -- Section 3 Causing loss by unlawful means -- Section 4 Lawful means conspiracy -- Section 5 Unlawful means conspiracy -- Section 6 Intimidation -- PART V TORTS INVOLVING STRICT OR STRICTER LIABILITY -- 16.Product liability -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Consumer protection and the changing common law -- Section 3 The strict liability regime -- 17.Nuisance -- Section 1 Introductory observations -- Section 2 Title to sue -- Section 3 Who can be sued? -- Section 4 The bases of nuisance liability -- Section 5 Must the interference emanate from the defendant's land? -- Section 6 Defences -- Section 7 Remedies -- Section 8 Public nuisance -- 18.The rule in Rylands v Fletcher -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 ̀Things' within the rule -- Section 3 Parties -- |
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Contents note continued: Section 4 The non-natural use of land -- Section 5 Escape -- Section 6 Foreseeability of harm -- Section 7 Defences -- Section 8 Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher -- 19.Breach of statutory duty -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Statute imposes an obligation -- Section 3 Parliamentary intention to permit actions -- Section 4 Proper claimant -- Section 5 Breach of the statutory duty -- Section 6 Causation of the type of harm contemplated -- Section 7 Defences -- Section 8 Relationship to other actions -- Section 9 The ̀Eurotort' action -- PART VI INTERESTS IN REPUTATION: DEFAMATION -- 20.Defamation: foundational principles -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Elements of defamation -- Section 3 Distinguishing libel from slander -- Section 4 Further matters -- 21.Defences and remedies in defamation -- Section 1 Consent and assumption of risk -- Section 2 Truth -- Section 3 Innocent dissemination -- Section 4 Offer of amends -- Section 5 Absolute privilege -- Section 6 Qualified privilege -- Section 7 Public interest -- Section 8 Honest opinion -- Section 9 Apology -- Section 10 Remedies -- PART VII PRIVACY -- 22.Privacy actions in tort -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Elements of the actions -- Section 3 Defences and remedies -- PART VIII MISUSE OF PROCESS AND PUBLIC POWERS -- 23.Misuse of process and public powers -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Malicious prosecution -- Section 3 Abuse of process -- Section 4 Misfeasance in a public office -- Section 5 Immunities -- PART IX PARTIES AND REMEDIES -- 24.Vicarious liability -- Section 1 Introduction -- Section 2 Employees and independent contractors -- Section 3 Relationships akin to employment -- Section 4 Liability in respect of employees -- Section 5 Statutory duty and vicarious liability -- Section 6 Agency -- Section 7 Liability in respect of an independent contractor -- |
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Contents note continued: Section 8 Justifications for vicarious and heightened standards of liability -- 25.Capacity and parties -- Section 1 The Crown -- Section 2 Companies -- Section 3 Mentally disordered persons -- Section 4 Children -- Section 5 Joint torts -- 26.Remedies -- Section 1 Limitation of actions -- Section 2 Mitigation of loss -- Section 3 Introduction to damages -- Section 4 Death -- Section 5 Injunctions. |
| Other author |
Murphy, John, 1965-
Street on torts.
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| Subject |
Torts -- England.
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Torts -- Wales.
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Torts -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
0198811160 |
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9780198811169 |
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