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Author: Jane Swanton ,
Barbara McDonald ,
Barbara McDonald (University of Sydney, Australia) ,
Ross Anderson (University of Sydney, Australia)
Publisher: Federation Press
Imprint: Federation Press
Edition: 4th New edition
Weight: 0.662kg
ISBN: 9781862876132
ISBN 10: 1862876134
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 01 February 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9781862878853
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A comprehensive collection highlighting the founding principles of Australian tort law ... Cases are set out with clear reference to the nature and outcome of specific civil claims, while the publisher's website makes provision for edited versions of most recent cases. The format with which cases are presented and explained makes this an ideal reference for Preliminary Legal Studies Part 1: The legal system - sources of law and The operation of the legal system. - SCAN (Curriculum K-12 Directorate), February 2004
"The editors have avoided including non-Australian cases, unless they are of historical or doctrinal importance or where there are no Australian cases on point. This means that old favourites like Tuberville v Savage (1669) (aaC--A""If it were not Assize time, I would not take such language from you.aaC--Au) and Fagan v Commissioner of Metropolitan Police (1968) (the car parked on the policemanaaC--a s foot) appear only as footnotes. The great strength of this casebook is its emphasis on modern Australian authorities. Since the second edition, 62 cases have been substituted with 41 cases. Cases on Torts divides its subject into the usual categories. aaC--A| The section on defences includes Rootes v Shelton (1967) (the waterskier who was injured while skiing on the Macquarie River because he was momentarily blinded by the boataaC--a s wash), Horkin v North Melbourne FCSC (1983) (the man ejected from a football social club), and Henwood v Municipal Tramways Trust (1938) (the man who, while vomiting over the side of a tram, struck his head on two street poles and consequently died). The law is always full of stories, some mundane, some macabre, some which almost defy belief. The cases selected by the editors of this book not only illustrate the principles of tort, but do so in some extraordinary and controversial circumstances. This is not really a book for practitioners. However, if I taught torts, I would not hesitate to set this book as the prescribed text. Law Institute Journal (Vic), February 2003 A comprehensive collection highlighting the founding principles of Australian tort law aaC--A| Cases are set out with clear reference to the nature and outcome of specific civil claims, while the publisheraaC--a s website makes provision for edited versions of most recent cases. The format with which cases are presented and explained makes this an ideal reference for Preliminary Legal Studies Part 1: The legal system aaC--"" sources of law and The operation of the legal system. SCAN (Curriculum K-12 Directorate), February 2004"
