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Cover 1 Contents 8 Preface 16 Table of cases 18 Table of statutes and other statutory material 34 Acknowledgements 38 Part 1 General principles of tort law 40 1 General principles 42 Introduction 42 What is a tort? 42 Elements of a tort 43 The interests protected 44 Fault and strict liability 48 Objectives of tort 51 Alternative systems of compensation 53 A compensation culture? 54 The boundaries of tort 56 Tort and crime 59 The position of minors 59 The Human Rights Act 1998 60 Human rights and tort law 64 Access to justice 64 Summary 65 Further reading 67 Part 2 The tort of negligence 70 2 General principles of negligence 72 Elements of the tort 72 History of negligence 73 The interests protected 75 Problem areas 76 Liability in contract and tort 78 Summary 81 Further reading 81 3 Duty of care 82 Introduction 82 Historical development 83 Other tests 97 Conclusion 100 Summary 102 Further reading 103 4 Psychiatric damage 104 Introduction 104 Problems raised 105 The medical background and public scepticism 105 Historical development 107 Types of claim 108 Primary and secondary victims 108 Primary victims 109 Secondary victims 114 Conclusion 119 Summary 120 Further reading 121 5 Eco

Who reads Law of Tort: Uk Edition?

Author

Cooke, John

Publisher

Pearson Longman

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781292062891

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, Tort & Liability Law