Street on torts /

Witting, Christian A,

Street on torts / Christian Witting. - Fourteenth edition. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015. - lxviii, 747 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of tort law -- Duty of care I : foundational principles -- Duty of care II : recognized harm -- Duty of Care III: public authorities -- Breach of duty -- Causation and remoteness -- Defences to negligence -- Liability for defective premises and structures -- Trespass to the person and related torts -- Wrongful interference with goods -- Trespass to land -- Defences to intentional torts against the person or property -- Background to the protection of economic and intellectual property interests -- False representations -- The general economic torts -- Product liability -- Nuisance -- The rule in Rylands v Fletcher -- Breach of statutory duty -- Defamation : foundational principles -- Defences and remedies in defamation -- Misuse of private information -- Misuse of process and public powers -- Vicarious liability -- Capacity and parties -- Remedies : basic principles -- Principles of compensation for personal injuries and associated losses.

0198700946 (pbk.) 9780198700944 (pbk.)

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Torts--Great Britain.

KD1949 / .S77