The leading textbook on tort available providing students with the definitive
and all embracing guidance they need to achieve top marks
Centred firmly on English law but covers significant developments in Commonwealth countries, and where appropriate European systems of tort law
Covers all key areas of tort law so students don’t have to refer to a number of different textbooks
Includes extensive use of case citations
NEW TO THIS EDITION
Extensively revised to capture changes in the law concerning causation, vicarious liability, defamation and breach of statutory duty, among other areas
Discusses and engages with the latest theoretical developments in the law of tort
Takes account of over 250 new cases including the decisions of the Supreme Court in Baker v Quantum Clothing Group, Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd, Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants, and Woodland v Swimming Teachers Association
Includes an account of key legislative developments, including the Defamation Act 2013 and amendments to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974