Published by Pearson (April 26, 2018) © 2018
Nicholas McBride | Roderick BagshawGain the tools to understand tort law like a professional with this accessible and current text.
Tort Law, 6th edition, Global Edition, by Nicholas McBride and Roderick Bagshaw, is an essential text for anyone studying law. Written by two leading scholars in the field, this book will equip you with all the information you need to succeed in your studies, combining detailed coverage of legal principles with wider literature and discussions on topics to develop your critical thinking skills. The text supports your learning through hypothetical case scenarios and guided further reading.
Now in its 6th edition, Tort Law has been extensively updated to include the latest information available on the subject, including all important case-law and legislative developments.
Such developments include material on:
- The expansion of vicarious liability.
- The treatment of the notion of ‘defect.'
- Reinvigoration of the tort.
- Recognition of a tort of the malicious institution of civil proceedings.
- Attempts to reform the law on the defence of illegality.
With its range of learning features and the latest available information, this text is ideal for studying tort law at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Acknowledgements xvii
Publisher's acknowledgements xviii
Preface xxii
Table of cases xxiv
Table of statutes, statutory instruments and conventions liv
- The basics 1
- Trespass to the person 41
- Claims in negligence 72
- Duty of care: introduction 79
- Duty of care: acts 105
- Duty of care: omissions 185
- Breach of duty 229
- Causation 255
- Actionability 311
- Occupiers' liability 341
- Product liability 362
- Trespass to land 380
- Private nuisance 391
- Strict liability for dangerous things 442
- Torts to personal property 467
- Defamation 497
- Invasion of privacy, harassment and abuse 550
- Breach of statutory duty 598
- Public nuisance 609
- The economic torts 626
- Abuse of power or position 674
- Defences 696
- Compensatory damages 723
- Aggravated and exemplary damages 755
- Disgorgement and licence fee damages 770
- Nominal and vindicatory damages 784
- Injunctions 797
- Wrongful death claims 810
- Other third-party claims 819
- Accessory liability 824
- Vicarious liability 829
- Loss compensation schemes 859