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Tort law

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Bangalore Pearson Education Ltd. 2003Description: 707p lviiiISBN:
  • 9788129700988
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.030000 MCB-2
Contents:
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.
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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.

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