Tort law /

Main Author: Markesinis, B. S.
Other Authors: Deakin, S. F., Dias, R. W. M.
Format: Book
Call Number: 346.4103 MAR
Institution: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Library: Main Library
Record Id / ISBN-0: ppap.9079 / 0198762933
Online Public Access Catalog: Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak
Published: Oxford New York : Clarendon Press : Oxford University Press, 1994
Edition: 3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction. 1. Tort at the Crossroads. 2. Tort and Contract. 3. Elements of Wrongdoing and the Role of Policy. 4. Economic Analysis of Tort Law. 5. Functions of Tort. 6. Fault as the Basis of Tortious Liability. 7. Alternative Systems of Compensation. 8. Some General Warnings to the Novice Tort Lawyer
  • 2. General Principles of Negligence. 1. The Elements of Negligence. 2. Duty of Care. 3. Breach of Duty. 4. Causation of Damage. 5. An American Perspective
  • 3. Special Forms of Negligence. 1. Problems of Medical Law. 2. Road-Traffic Accidents. 3. Liability of Occupiers and Builders. 4. Breach of Statutory Duty. 5. Inability of Public and Statutory Bodies
  • 4. Interference With the Person. 1. Intentional Physical Interference. 2. Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process. 3. Deceit. 4. The Economic Torts
  • 5. Interference With Property. 1. Chattels. 2. Land. 3. Nuisance
  • 6. Stricter Forms of Liability. 1. The Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. 2. Liability for Animals.
  • 3. Employers' Liability. 4. Products Liability
  • 7. Protection of Reputation and Privacy. 1. Defamation. 2. Privacy. 3. An American Perspective. 4. Injurious Falsehoods and Passing Off
  • 8. Defences and Remedies& 1. Defences. 2. Damages. 3. Other Remedies. 4. Joint and Several Liability.