Law of Tort

John Cooke was formerly Professor of Common Law at Liverpool John Moores University. He has over thirty years of teaching experience and has lectured, researched and written widely in the areas of obligations, media law and medical law.

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  Psychiatric damage

 5  Economic loss  

 6  Liability for omissions and third parties  

 7  Liability of public authorities   

 8  Breach of duty and proof of negligence  

 9  Causation and remoteness of damage  

10  Defences to negligence   

Part 3 Specific areas of negligence and breach of statutory duty  

11  Defective premises

12  Defective products

13  Breach of statutory duty  

14  Employer’s liability   

15  Medical negligence and related issues  

Part 4 Torts based on land   

16  Trespass to land  

17  Nuisance

18   Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire

Part 5 Miscellaneous torts 

19 Trespass to the person 

20 Defamation and malicious falsehood 

21 Privacy – Tort of misuse of private information 

Part 6 Parties, defences and remedies 

22 Vicarious liability 

23 Limitation 

24 General defences 

25 Remedies 

Glossary of terms 

Index