Greene Optimize Tort Law

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-41023-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten

Reihe: Optimize

The Optimize series is designed to show you how to apply your knowledge in assessment. These concise revision guides cover the most commonly taught topics, and provide you with the tools to:

Understand the law and remember the details

- using diagrams and tables throughout to demonstrate how the law fits together

Contextualise your knowledge

- identifying and explaining how to apply legal principles for important cases

- providing cross-references and further reading to help you aim higher in essays and exams

Avoid common misunderstandings and errors

- identifying common pitfalls students encounter in class and in assessment

Reflect critically on the law

- identifying contentious areas that are up for debate and on which you will need to form an opinion

Apply what you have learned in assessment

- presenting learning objectives that reflect typical assessment criteria

- providing sample essay and exam questions, supported by end-of chapter feedback

The series is also supported by comprehensive online resources that allow you to track your progress during the run-up to exams.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greene, Brendan

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Schuldrecht Haftpflichtrecht, Deliktsrecht, Produkthaftungsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Negligence: Duty of Care

2 Negligence: Breach of Duty

3 Negligence: Causation

4 Negligence: Economic Loss, Negligent Mis-Statement and Psychiatric Injury

5 Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher

6 Trespass to the Person

7 Occupiers' Liability

8 Vicarious Liability

9 Defamation and privacy

10 Defences and Limitation

11 Remedies

Über Autor(innen)

Brendan Greene is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Northampton and was Lecturer of the Year in the Student Led Teaching Awards 2015.