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McBride Nicholas J

Tort law - Bangalore Pearson Education Ltd. 2003 - 707p lviii

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.

ISBN: 9788129700988

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Tort Law

Dewey Class. No.: 346.030000 / MCB-2