Markesinis and Deakin's tort law /
Tort law
by Simon Deakin and Zoe Adams.
- Eighth edition.
- xcviii, 912 pages ; 25 cm
Table of United Kingdom cases: pages xxxiii-lxxv. Table of cases from other jurisdictions: pages lxxvii-lxxxiii. Table of United Kingdom legislation: pages lxxxv-xciv. Table of legislation from other jurisdictions: page xcv.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Some general warnings for the novice tort lawyer -- Establishing liability in principle : duty of care -- Liability for fault : breach -- Liability for damage caused : causation and remoteness -- Liability for occupiers and builders -- Breach of statutory duty -- Liability of public and statutory bodies -- Intentional interference -- Malicious prosecution -- Interference with chattels -- Trespass to land -- Nuisance -- Deceit -- The economic torts -- The rule in Rylands v. Fletcher -- Liability for animals -- Employer's liability -- Vicarious liability and non-delegable duties -- Product liability -- Defamation and injurious falsehood -- The protection of human privacy -- Defences -- Damages -- Other remedies and multiple liabilities.