Description
Book SynopsisJohn Cooke was formerly Professor of Common Law at Liverpool John Moores University. He has over thirty years of teaching experience and has lectured, researched and written widely in the areas of obligations, media law and medical law.
Table of ContentsPart 1 General principles of tort law
1 General principles
Part 2 The tort of negligence
2 General principles of negligence
3 Duty of care
4 Psychiatric damage
5 Economic loss
6 Liability for omissions and third parties
7 Liability of public authorities
8 Breach of duty and proof of negligence
9 Causation and remoteness of damage
10 Defences to negligence
Part 3 Specific areas of negligence and breach of statutory duty
11 Defective premises
12 Defective products
13 Breach of statutory duty
14 Employer’s liability
15 Medical negligence and related issues
Part 4 Torts based on land
16 Trespass to land
17 Nuisance
18 Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire
Part 5 Miscellaneous torts
19 Trespass to the person
20 Defamation and malicious falsehood
21 Privacy – Tort of misuse of private information
Part 6 Parties, defences and remedies
22 Vicarious liability
23 Limitation
24 General defences
25 Remedies
Glossary of terms
Index
