Principles of Tort Law
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Presenting the law of tort as a body of principles, this authoritative textbook leads students to an incisive and clear understanding of the subject. Each tort is carefully structured and examined within a consistent analytical framework that guides students through its preconditions, elements, defences and remedies. Clear summaries and comparisons accompany the detailed exposition, and further support is provided by numerous diagrams and tables, which clarify complex aspects of the law. Critical discussion of legal judgments encourages students to develop…
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Key features
- Principles-based exposition of each tort allows for simple, clear and accurate explanation of the law of each tort, while 'nutshell' analyses at the beginning of each chapter provide students with a summary of the preconditions, elements, defences and remedies associated with each tort
- Summaries of those cases which support the principles encompassed in the book include outlines of the facts, the verdicts and also the key reasoning
- Use of comparative boxes highlights those areas where English law has trodden a variant path from the views which other jurisdictions may have adopted in relation to a particular issue in tort law
- A companion website offers significant additional material, including ten extra chapters
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316584835
- Editions 1st Edition
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9781316584835
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