Contents: What is a tort; An overview of tort law; Tort law and its critics; Duties of care : an introduction; The legacy of Donoghue v Stevenson; The principle in Hedley Byrne and associated principles; Situations giving rise to a duty to act; Statuses giving rise to a duty to act; Duties of care : evaluation of the current law; Breach of duty; Assault and battery; False imprisonment; Defamation; Harassment; Invasion of privacy; Conversion; Trespass to goods; Trespass to land; Private nuisance; Inducing a breach of contract; Intentional infliction of harm by unlawful means; Conspiracy; Torts involving the deception of others; Torts involving the misuse of power; Torts involving the breach of a statutory duty; Limits on the right to sue; Causation of loss; Actionability; Quantification of loss; Reduction in liability; Liability to third parties; Accessory liability; Vicarious liability; Nominal damages; Aggravated damages; Exemplary damages; Gain-based damages; Damages for conversion; Injunction; Specific restitution of goods; The Human Rights Act 1998; Liability for dangerous things ; The Consumer Protection Act 1987; Public nuisance; Loss compensation schemes.