Street on Torts

by Murphy, John

• ISBN13: 9780199291663
• ISBN10: 0199291667
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Tried and tested by generations of students, Street on Torts can be trusted to provide a clear and accurate explanation of tort law. In this edition, John Murphy has thoroughly rewritten the book to bring a fresh and readable style to this classic text. Students new to tort law can read treet chapter by chapter as they work through their lectures: the book has been substantially restructured to map closely to a typical undergraduate law course and provides all the essential material in one volume. Street's broad coverage has been maintained toensure it appeals to a wide range of institutions as a main course text. This edition provides a strong anaylsis of case law, explaining how torts actually work and examining the social purposes behind them. The importance of the Human Rights Act is traced thoughout the book, and a new chapter has been included on the misuse of private information to reflect this rapidly developing area of the law. Further reading sections have been added to the end of each chapter. Online Resource Centre The twelfth edition of Street on Torts is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre providing twice-yearly updates, giving students easy access to key developments in the law.

Author Biography

John Murphy is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Manchester. He is one of the country's leading tort lawyers. He has authored numerous articles on tort law which have been published in the UK and abroad. He is also one of the current editors of Clerk and Lindsell on Torts (published by Sweet and Maxwell).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview of the law of torts	p. 3
Negligent invasions of interests in the person, property interests and economic interests
Duty of care I : foundational principles	p. 23
Duty of care II : recognized harm	p. 63
Breach of duty	p. 98
Causation and remoteness	p. 135
Defences to negligence	p. 169
Liability for defective premises and structures	p. 194
Intentional invasions of interests in the person and property
Trespass to the person and related torts	p. 233
Wrongful interference with goods	p. 256
Trespass to land	p. 282
Defences to intentional torts against the person or property	p. 294
Interference with economic and intellectual property interests and related actions
Interference with economic and intellectual property interests : background issues	p. 321
False representations	p. 330
The economic torts and associated causes of action	p. 357
Misuse of private information	p. 385
Torts involving strict or stricter liability
Product liability	p. 399
Nuisance	p. 419
The rule in Rylands v Fletcher	p. 465
Animals	p. 487
Breach of statutory duty	p. 492
Interests in reputation - defamation
Defamation : foundational principles	p. 515
Defences and remedies in defamation	p. 539
Misuse of process
Misuse of process	p. 575
Parties and remedies
Vicarious liability	p. 589
Capacity and parties	p. 616
Remedies in tort : basic principles	p. 633
Principles of compensation for personal injuries and associated losses	p. 663
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