Torts in New Zealand

This third edition of the principal New Zealand casebook on the law of torts. contains material on intentional torts, accident compensation, negligence, land based torts and defamation. The authors also provide an informative introduction to the law of torts, and in particular its role in New Zealand law and society.

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Although New Zealand tort law draws on the common law of other countries, this book contains many distinctive New Zealand cases. Students and practitioners of law will benefit from reader access to carefully chosen material on intentional torts, accident compensation, negligence, land based torts and defamation. The author also provides a thought-provoking and informative introduction to the law of torts and in particular its role in New Zealand law and society.