Undergraduate LLB students studying law. Students on other courses, eg. joint degrees, where a knowledge of tort law is required. Postgraduate students, especially those studying for CPE and other professional qualifications where a knowledge of tort law is required. Also for LLM courses in Tort law and obligations. This book provides a coherent exposition of the law of tort around a framework which identifies clearly the guiding principles, identifying where decided cases have departed from these principles, and marking out the directions in which the law of torts is likely to develop in the future.
LONGMAN LAW SERIES
TORT LAW
second edition
Nicholas J McBride & Roderick Bagshaw
Editorial Advisory Board
Professor I H Dennis (University College, London)
Professor J A Usher (University of Exeter)
From the Preface: �??In this edition we have�?�attempted to produce the best student textbook on English tort law ever written.�??
Now in its second edition, Tort Law makes this difficult area of the law easy to understand and master. Written in a lively, clear and friendly style, Tort Law tells students all they need to know in order to approach their exams in this subject with confidence.
Key features of this edition:
· Explains and evaluates the rules and principles that make up English tort law in unparalleled depth and clarity
· Discusses in detail the facts and decisions in hundreds of tort law cases
· Introduces and critically considers the views of other tort law academics on a wide range of issues affecting tort law �?? includes a comprehensive bibliography of secondary literature on tort law
· Includes extensive analysis of the recent decisions of the House of Lords in Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd (2001), Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire (2001), Kuwait Airways Corpn v Iraqi Airways Co (Nos 4 & 5) (2002),Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd (2002), Rees v Darlington Memorial NHS Trust (2003), Wainwright v Home Office (2003), Transco plc v Stockport MBC (2003), and Campbell v MGN (2004)
· Stays up-to-date via acclaimed website (see inside for details), which provides readers with regular updates on recent developments on tort law as well as giving students tips on how to approach their studies and exams
· New chapters on invasion of privacy and loss-compensation schemes
Students studying tort law at degree level or for the CPE/Graduate Diploma in Law will regard Tort Law as essential reading; as will students doing more advanced work on the law of obligations at undergraduate or graduate level. Academics, practitioners and judges working in the field of tort law will also find Tort Law an indispensable source of ideas, arguments and advice.
Nicholas J McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; he was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Roderick Bagshaw is a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford; he was formerly a Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford.
