Tort Law

Tort Law: Text, Cases, and Materials combines incisive author commentary with carefully selected extracts from primary and secondary materials to provide the perfect balance of support and encouragement. The author introduces the fundamental principles of the subject before moving on to discuss more challenging issues, thereby ensuring a full understanding of the subject and encouraging an appreciation of the more complex debates surrounding the law of tort. The book is intended to be a stand-alone text and to provide students with a comprehensive source of relevant materials in this one convenient and easy-to-use volume. Online Resource Centre Updates on developments in tort law Web links to guide students in further study Review from previous edition An ideal companion for navigating the law of torts in its contemporary context. Legal Studies, Vol. 28 No. 2 Texts incorporating cases and materials can easily appear dense and overwhelming to student eyes. There are two principal reasons why this book has no such appearance. First, the font and layout of the text make all the materials look accessible and, secondly, the materials have been selected and edited in such a way that they actually are accessible. None of the extracts are unnecessarily lengthy, and the author's analysis regularly breaks up any complex material so as to clarify any difficult points, and to encourage the reader to identify and consider the most relevant issues in more depth. Legal Studies, Vol. 28 No. 2 A clear and concise review of the law and sparks debate about its future direction. A quality 'one-stop shop' for Tort Law. Professor Jack Anderson, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast An excellent textbook from a respected voice in the field with coverage and analysis that goes beyond other texts in this area. Dr Caroline Jones, Senior Lecturer in Law, Southampton University Comprehensive and well-written, offering a very good blend of original material and commentary. Professor Keith Stanton, Professor of Law, Bristol University Clear explanations and detailed analysis by a leading scholar in the field. Steele's Tort Law is the best of its kind. Professor Stephen Bailey, Professor of Public Law, University of NottinghamI. INTRODUCTORY ; 1. Introduction: The shape of tort law today ; II. INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCES ; 2. Torts of intention ; III. THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE ; 3. Essentials of negligence: establishing liability ; 4. Causation problems ; 5. Defences to negligence ; 6. Duty of care: applications ; IV. GENERAL MATTERS ; 7. Limitation and contribution ; 8. Damages, compensation, and responsibility ; 9. Vicarious liability and non-delegable duties ; V. NUISANCE AND DUTIES RELATING TO LAND ; 10. Nuisance ; 11. Rylands v Fletcher and strict liability ; 12. Liability for dangerous premises ; VI. DEFAMATION AND PRIVACY ; 13. Defamation ; 14. Privacy ; VII. STRICTER LIABILITIES ; 15. Product liability ; 16. Breach of statutory duty ; 17. Trespass to land and goods, and conversion