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Cover Blurb - Law of Tort 5e - CookeLaw of Tort has established a reputation as a concise, clear and up to date student textbook on the main principles of the law of torts. The fifth edition has been revised to take account of new civil procedure terminology and important new cases and statutory developments, including:Coverage of the current and potential effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the law of tort, including policy immunity in negligence and the implications of Article 8 for privacy lawin the area of pure economic loss, coverage of the advance of assumption of responsibility and abandonment of the distinction between liability for statements and liability for actsexpansion of the chapter on defamation to include a new section on privacyLaw of Tort provides the reader with a thorough knowledge of the subject area. To support this, extracts from a variety of key statutes are provided at the end of the book and questions and suggested approaches can be found at the ends of some of the chapters. The latter can be used to illustrate the application of the principles involved.John Cooke, LLB, M.Phil., Barrister, is Head of Law at Liverpool John Moores University. He has published articles in a number of academic journals and co-authored an authoritative work on the law of obligations.About this seriesThe accessible and readable books in this series are written for law students for the foundation subjects required on law degrees and on postgraduate common professional examination courses. Ideal for part-time and distance-learning courses as well as modularised traditional courses, the books are intended to be used in conjunction with other sources such as law reports and case books.Other titles currently available in this seriesConstitutional and Administrative Law Criminal Law Law of Contract Law of the European Community Land Law Trusts and EquityLongman an imprint of Pearson Education0 582 43819 5CWS logo

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Author:   John Cooke
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   14th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   1.360kg
ISBN:  

9781292251363

ISBN 10:   1292251360
Pages:   728
Publication Date:   08 April 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781292403762
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Part 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

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John 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.

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