Street on Torts Sixteenth Edition by Christian Witting (ISBN: 9780198865506)

Description

Paperback

Published: 21 May 2021

768 Pages

246x189mm

ISBN: 9780198865506

Street on Torts

provides an insightful and thorough treatment of tort law with a focus on key concepts and clear explanations. Alongside perceptive coverage of the key principles of tort law, succinct case extracts and accompanying analyses allow students to consider the law in context and understand how it is applied in practice.

Digital formats and resources:

The sixteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction

1:Overview of tort law

Part II. Negligent Invasions of Personal, Property, and Financial Interests

2:Duty of care I: foundational principles

3:Duty of care II: bodily injury and psychiatric illness

4:Duty of care III: property damage and purely financial losses

5:Duty of care IV: public authorities

6:Breach of duty

7:Causation and remoteness

8:Defences to negligence

9:Liability for defective premises and structures

Part III. Intentional Invasions of Interests in the Person and Property

10:Trespass to the person and related torts

11:Wrongful interference with goods

12:Trespass to land

13:Defences to intentional torts against the person or property

Part IV. Misrepresentation-based and ‘Economic’ Torts

14:False representations

15:The general economic torts

Part V. Torts Involving Strict or Stricter Liability

16:Product liability

17:Nuisance

18:The rule in Rylands v Fletcher

19:Breach of statutory duty

Part VI. Interests in Reputation: Defamation

20:Defamation: foundational principles

21:Defences and remedies in defamation

Part VII. Privacy

22:Privacy actions in tort

Part VIII. Misuse of Process and Public Powers

23:Misuse of process and public powers

Part IX. Parties and Remedies

24:Vicarious liability

25:Capacity and parties

26:Remedies