THIRD EDITION

Nicholas McBridePembroke College, Cambridge

Roderick BagshawMagdalen College, Oxford

2008 888pp Pbk

ISBN: 978-1-4058-5949-3

Longman Law Series

Elliott and Quinn’s Tort Law clarifies the essential concepts behind the law,making it easier for students to understand and apply the legal rules. Thebook sets each tort in its social context to make clear when and why claimsmight be brought, and then provides a clear explanation of the rulesrelating to each tort.

Each chapter includes discussion of problems with the current law,helping students to develop a critical and analytical approach. Throughreference to topical cases and issues, the authors show that tort law isinteresting and relevant to today’s society.

• Key Case boxes help students to remember the leading cases and theprinciples of law that arise from them

• Chapter introductions identify core themes and concepts

• Topical issue boxes help put the law into context and improveunderstanding

• Diagrams assist the student’s understanding of the subject through avisual demonstration

Contents:

1. Tort law: an introduction 2. Negligence 3. Employers’ liability4. Occupiers’ liability 5. Product liability 6. Breach of statutory duty7. Deceit 8. Defamation 9. Prvacy 10. Nuisance 11. The rule in Rylands v Fletcher12. Trespass 13. Liability for animals 14. Joint and several liability15. Vicarious liability 16. Remedies in tort

provides online teaching and study support through: the legal update service, interactive quizzes, case

summary bank, seminar style questions and testbank of questions for teaching use,all located at www.mylawchamber.co.uk/elliottquinntort

EIGHTH EDITION

Catherine ElliottCity University

Frances QuinnJournalist

April 2011 480pp Pbk

ISBN: 978-1-4082-5814-9

Elliott and Quinn Series

Tort Law

Tort LawThis lively book provides a critical approach to tort law to stretch andstimulate students whilst simultaneously giving them a clearunderstanding. The new edition has been thoroughly updated andconsiders all new relevant case law and legislation.

• Discusses in detail the facts and decisions in hundreds of cases

• Introduces and critically considers the views of other tort law academics on a wide range of issues and includes a bibliography ofsecondary literature

Contents:

PART 1 - THE PROVINCE OF TORT LAW

PART II - TORTS

A. Negligence B. Torts Involving the Infliction of Certain Kinds of Harm C. Torts Involving the Intentional Infliction of Harm D. Torts Involving the Deception of Others E. Torts Involving the Misuse of PowerF. Torts Involving the Breach of A Statutory Duty PART III - REMEDIES

A. Compensatory Damages: Basic Principles B. Compensatory Damages: Third Parties C. Non-Compensatory Damages D. Remedies Designed to Prevent Someone Committing a Tort PART IV - ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF COMPENSATION

provides online teaching and study support through:interactive exercises, online glossary, the legal

update service and answers to question within the book, all located atwww.mylawchamber.co.uk/mcbride

Tort

Law

20112011

The authors provide excellent and quite clearexplanations for the main principles of tort law,including discussions of hypothetical cases thatare used to explain difficult concepts in waysthat are very helpful for students.

William E O’Brian Jr, University of Warwick

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Tort Law

Tort LawTENTH EDITION

John Cooke Liverpool John Moores University

April 2011 704pp Pbk

ISBN: 978-1-4082-5357-1

Foundations series

Tort Law, part of the Foundations series, offers acomprehensive, clear and straightforward account of thelaw ideal for LLB or GDL/CPE students. The text is rich inlearning features including chapter aims and objectivesto direct learning, clearly distinguished case summariesto aid comprehension and revision of key cases, examplesof how the law works in practice, chapter summaries thatemphasise the main points, subject-specific suggestionsfor further reading, cross-references in the margins torelated material throughout the text, and a glossary ofimportant legal terms. Readers will gain a firm grasp ofthe essential concepts as well as an awareness ofimportant recent developments in the law.

This new edition also addresses:

• Cases which consider new areas of tort such asSecretary of the State for the Environment, Food and RuralAffairs v Meier and Ferguson v British Gas

• The Supreme Court decisions of Mitchell and Jain onthe issue of public authorities being liable for all the illsof society

• Development of cases in tort against the background ofhuman rights legislation

• Commentary on important decisions on the tort ofFalse Imprisonment

• Latest developments on the traditional basis of tortwith the problems of negligence

PART 1 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TORT LAW

1. General principles

PART 2 THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE

2. General principles of negligence 3. Duty of care

4. Nervous shock 5. Economic loss 6. Omissions, third

parties and public authorities 7. Breach of duty and proof of

negligence 8. Causation and remoteness of damage

9. Defences to negligence

PART 3 SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEGLIGENCE AND BREACH OF STATUTORY

DUTY

10. Defective premises 11. Defective products 12. Breach of

statutory duty 13. Employer’s liability 14. Medical

negligence and related

PART 4 TORTS BASED ON LAND

15. Trespass to land 16. Nuisance 17. Rylands v Fletcher and

liability for fire

PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS TORTS

18. Liability for animals 19. Trespass to the person

20. Defamation 21. Privacy 22. Deceit, malicious falsehood

and passing off

PART 6 PARTIES, DEFENCES AND REMEDIES

23. Vicarious liability 24. Joint and several liability

25. Limitation & loss 26. General defences 27. Remedies

PART 7 EXTRACTS FROM STATUTES INDEX

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It really is difficult to criticize this book. It just ticks all the

right boxes, both for me as lecturer andfor my students. An accessible andcomprehensive guide to the modernlaw of tort, supported by excellent and up-to-date online resources.

Mariette Jones, Middlesex University

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provides online teaching and study support through: the legal update service, the interactive Pearson etext, web links to sites of related interest, Case Navigator, online glossary, exam style and multiple choice questions andtestbank of questions for use in assessments, all located at www.mylawchamber.co.uk/cooke