Principles of Tort Law

Rachael Mulheron is Professor of Tort Law and Civil Justice at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, where she has taught since 2004. Her principal fields of academic research concern tort law, medical negligence law, civil justice, and class actions jurisprudence. Rachael has published regularly in the field of tort-related litigation. Rachael was a member of the Civil Justice Council of England and Wales, the jurisdiction's law reform civil advisory body, 2009–18, and now undertakes the role of Research Consultant for that entity. During and since her tenure on the CJC, Rachael has chaired or participated in several working parties relating to collective actions, third party funding, and contingency fee law reform. Prior to her academic career, Rachael practised as a litigation solicitor in Brisbane, Australia.

Foreword to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; How to use this book; Table of cases; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; Notes on mode of citation; 1. The role of modern tort law; Part I. Negligence: 2. Duty I – general principles governing duty of care; 3. Duty II – particular duty scenarios; 4. Duty III – pure economic loss; 5. Duty IV – pure psychiatric injury; 6. Breach I – the standard of care; 7. Breach II – proving negligence; 8. Causation of damage; 9. Remoteness of damage; 10. Defences; 11. Remedies; Part II. Specific Negligence Regimes: 12. Occupiers' liability; 13. Public authority liability; Part III. Other Selected Torts: 14. Trespass to the person; 15. Defamation; 16. Private nuisance; 17. The rule in Rylands vs Fletcher; Part IV. Miscellaneous: 18. Vicarious liability; Index.