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001 2010018308
003 DLC
005 20100504144025.0
008 100428s2010 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2010018308
020 $a9780199571802 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $ae-uk-en$ae-uk-wl
050 00 $aKD1949$b.L86 2010
082 00 $a346.4203$222
100 1 $aLunney, Mark.
245 10 $aTort law :$btext and materials /$cMark Lunney and Ken Oliphant.
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2010.
263 $a1006
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"The fourth edition of this celebrated book brings together a selection of carefully chosen extracts from cases and materials with insightful author text. Each section begins with a clear overview of the law, followed by illustrating extracts from case law and from government reports and scholarly literature, which are supported by the authors' expert explanation and analysis. Opportunities for further research are highlighted by the many suggestions for additional readings that are woven throughout the text. This approach enables students to gain a rich and contextual understanding of the law of tort. <strong>Online Resource Centre</strong> An Online Resource Centre supports the book, providing updates to the law and a test bank of multiple choice questions"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- 1. General introduction -- 2. Intentional interference with the person -- 3. Negligence - introduction -- 4. Breach of duty -- 5. Causation and remoteness -- 6. Defences to negligence -- 7. Negligence: duty of care - psychiatric illness -- 8. Negligence: duty of care - economic loss -- 9. Negligence: duty of care - omissions and acts of third parties -- 10. Negligence: duty of care - public bodies -- 11. Special liability regimes -- 12. Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher -- 13. Defamation and privacy -- 14. Vicarious liability -- 15. Damages for personal injury -- 16. Death and damages -- 17. How tort works.
650 0 $aTorts$zEngland.
650 0 $aTorts$zWales.
700 1 $aOliphant, Ken.