Kidner's Casebook on Torts

Kidner's Casebook on Torts is the essential companion for undergraduate tort law students, providing a comprehensive portable library of leading cases in the field. Kirsty Horsey and Ericka Rackley, authors of the best-selling tort law textbook, combine their talents again to update Kidner's popular casebook; bringing together an impressive range of carefully edited extracts and combining insightful commentary with questions and annotated cases to help your students identify and analyse the key elements of each case. Online resources The text is supported by online resources which provide a comprehensive suite of resources, including downloadable annotated cases, flashcard glossary, and web links and video clips of current items.

1: Introduction Part I. The Tort of Negligence 2: Duty of care: basic principles 3: Special duty problems: omissions and acts of third parties 4: Special duty problems: psychiatric harm 5: Special duty problems: public bodies 6: Special duty problems: economic loss 7: Breach of duty: the standard of care 8: Causation and remoteness of damage 9: Defences to negligence Part II. Special Liability Regimes 10: Occupiers' liability 11: Product liability 12: Breach of statutory duty Part III. The Personal Torts 13: Intentional interferences with the person 14: Invasion of privacy 15: Defamation Part IV. The Land Torts 16: Trespass to land and nuisance 17: Actions under the rule in Rylands v Fletcher Part V. Liability, Damages and Limitations 18: Vicarious liability 19: Damages for death and personal injuries