Table of contents
Every chapter of Lanbuk on the Law of Torts, with the cases, the quiz and the model answers.
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Chapters
- 1What is a tort?Definition and classification of tort · 3 cases
- 2Trespass to the personBattery, assault and false imprisonment · 16 cases
- 3Defences to trespass to the personConsent, self-defence, authority, necessity and more · 10 cases
- 4Negligence: the duty of careWhen does the law say you must take care? · 6 cases
- 5Negligence: breach of dutyThe reasonable person and the risk factors · 10 cases
- 6Proving negligence: res ipsa loquiturWhen the facts speak for themselves · 7 cases
- 7Damage: causation and remotenessDid the breach cause the harm, and is the harm too remote? · 7 cases
- 8Intervening acts (novus actus interveniens)What breaks the chain of causation? · 6 cases
- 9Negligence: economic lossWhen can you recover money losses? · 9 cases
- 10Negligence: nervous shockPsychiatric injury · 5 cases
- 11Vicarious liabilityWhen an employer pays for an employee's tort · 22 cases
- 12Passing offProtecting a trader's goodwill · 16 cases
- 13DefamationLibel, slander and what the claimant must prove · 33 cases
- 14Defences to defamationJustification, fair comment and privilege · 15 cases
- 15Defamation: other defences and remediesMalice, consent, innocent dissemination, apology, remedies · 5 cases
- 16Occupiers' liabilityDuties owed to people who come onto premises · 9 cases
- 17Trespass to landDirect, unjustified entry onto another's land · 7 cases
- 18Trespass to goods, conversion and detinueWrongs to movable property · 7 cases
- 19Private nuisanceUnreasonable interference with a neighbour's land · 12 cases
- 20Public nuisanceWhen a wrong affects the public at large · 4 cases
- 21The rule in Rylands v FletcherStrict liability for dangerous escapes · 8 cases
- 22Liability for animalsDangerous animals, scienter and cattle trespass · 5 cases
- 23Remedies in tortDamages, injunctions and self-help · 10 cases
- 24Limitation of actionsTime limits for suing in tort · 2 cases
Study tools
- Cases222 case summaries: facts, issue, held, principle and significance.
- Quiz155 questions. Choose the number, topics and difficulty, and save your score.
- Model answers11 essay and problem questions with IRAC model answers.
Lanbuk on the Law of Torts is for study only and is not legal advice. Always check the current law and consult a qualified lawyer.