Synopses & Reviews
Tort--Cases and Materials is the leading casebook on the law of tort. The text covers all aspects of the subject, from general principles and policy to a discussion of current tort issues, emphasising the interests served by the law of tort and concentrating firmly upon a contextual approach. They employ illustrative cases of real-life action for damages, which will assist the student in putting the subject into perspective.
Review
"An extremely accessible, useful and impressive collection of cases and materials."
--Student Law Journal
"The extracts are expertly chosen and provide the necessary information without being too brief. The text, whilst being accessible, is also thought-provoking with a number of excellent questions posed at the end of extracts allowing the reader to consider an issue's wider implications."
--Student Law Journal
"I have no hesitation in recommending Hepple and Matthews' Tort: Cases and Materials to anyone interested in or studying this intriguing area of law. Its advantages are two-fold: it is written in an extremely accessible and clear way and, at the same time, encourages the reader to undertake independent research and thought."
--Student Law Journal
Synopsis
Hepple and Matthews' Tort Cases and Materials is a classic and highly-respected casebook in the field of tort law.
About the Author
Martin Matthews is a Tutorial Fellow and University Lecturer at Oxford University and also a Fellow of University College, Oxford. He is Consultant Editor of
Beatson, Matthews, and Elliott's Administrative Law: Text and Materials 3e (OUP 2005). He is a former Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1970-73) and Visiting Professor at the University of Santa Clara Law School (1983).
Colm O'Cinneide joined the UCL Faculty of Laws in 2001. He previously worked as Legal Officer to Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC (1999-2001), providing legal advice to parliamentarians, NGOs and the media on domestic and international human rights law, discrimination law and public policy. He has lectured in constitutional law at the University of Limerick, Ireland (1998-1999), and is a member of the Irish Bar. He is also a member of the European Committee of Social Experts, Council of Europe; co-editor of Current Legal Problems; and Age Equality Coordinator for EU.
Jonathan Morgan is currently Lecturer in Law at Cambridge University. He is also completing a Ph.D. at Cambridge, entitled "a critique of freedom of contract". He is a former Lecturer in English and EC law at the University of Warsaw, Poland (1998-2000) and has been a visiting tutor at a number of other Polish universities, and in Prague, Sofia and Ljubljana. He was also a full-time college lecturer in law at Magdalen College, Oxford (2000-2002). Consultant Editor details Sir Bob Hepple is Emeritus Master of Clare College and Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge. David Howarth is Reader in Private Law and Fellow of Clare College at the University of Cambridge.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of Statutes
Table of Cases
Table of abbreviations
Part One: Principles and policy of negligence
1: An action for damages in perspective
2: The duty of care
3: Duty of care: special problems
4: Pure economic loss
5: Breach of duty
6: Causation and remoteness of damage
7: Defences: contributory negligence, volenti non fit injuria, exclusion of liability and illegality and public policy
8: Assessment of damage
Part Two: Specific duties and interests
9: Liability for defective premises
10: Liability for damage caused by things
11: Liability for animals
12: Non-intentional statutory torts
13: Intentional interference with the person
14: Interference with land
15: Deliberate interference with interests in trade or business
16: Interests in reputation - defamation
17: Invasion of privacy
Part Three: Loss distribution
18: Vicarious liability
19: Joint liability
20: Insurance and compensation
Index
Preface