Tort Law

PART I. THE PROVINCE OF TORT LAW 1. What is a tort? 2. An overview of tort law 3. Some common misconceptions about tort law PART II. TORTS 1. NEGLIGENCE 4. Established duty situations 5. The Caparo test 6. The impact of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Human Rights Act 1998 7. Breach of duty 2. TORTS INVOLVING THE INFLICTION OF CERTAIN KINDS OF HARM 8. Assault and battery 9. False imprisonment 10. Libel and slander 11. Conversion 12. Trespass to goods 13. Trespass to land 14. Private nuisance 15. Harassment 16. Inducing a breach of contract 3. TORTS INVOLVING THE INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF HARM 17. Using unlawful means to harm another 18. The tort in Quinn v. Leathem 4. TORTS INVOLVING THE DECEPTION OF OTHERS 19. Deceit 20. Malicious falsehood 21. Passing off 5. TORTS INVOLVING THE MISUSE OF POWER 22. Malicious prosecution and analogous torts 23. Misfeasance in public office 6. OTHER TORTS 24. The tort in Wilkinson v. Downton 25. Torts involving the breach of a statutory duty owed to another PART III. REMEDIES 1. COMPENSATORY DAMAGES 26. Basic principles 27. Liability to third parties 28. Vicarious liability 2. NON-COMPENSATORY DAMAGES 29. Nominal damages 30. Aggravated damages 31. Exemplary damages 32. Restitutionary damages 33. Damages for conversion 3. REMEDIES DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE COMMISSION OF A TORT 34. Injunction 35. Specific restitution of goods PART IV. ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF COMPENSATION 36. The Human Rights Act 1998 37. Liability for dangerous things 38. Public nuisance 39. The Consumer Protection Act 1987 40. The Competition Act 1998