Law of Tort

PART1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TORT LAW 1. General principles (to include expanded section on the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998) PART 2: THE TORT NEGLIGENCE 2. General principles of negligence 3. Duty of care 4. Nervous shock 5. Economic Loss 6. Omissions, third parties and public authorities (to include discussion of caselaw on immunity of public authorities from negligence actions on public policy grounds including two recent decisions of the European Court on Human Rights: "Osman v UK and Z v UK") 7. Breach of duty and proof of negligence 8. Causation and remoteness of damage PART 3: SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEGLIGENCE AND BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY 10. Defective premises 11. Defective products 12. Breach of statutory duty 13. Employer's liability 14. Medical negligence and related issues PART 4: TORTS BASED ON LAND 15. Trespass to land 16. Nuisance 17. Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire PART 5: MISCELLANEOUS TORTS 18. Liability for animals 19. Trespass to the person 20. Defamation (Section of this chapter on Privacy to be expanded and updated in light of recent caselaw under the Human Rights Act) 21. Deceit, malicious falsehood and passing off PART 6: PARTIES, DEFENSES AND REMEDIES 22. Vicarious liability 23. Joint and several liability 24. Limitation 25. General defenses 26. Remedies PART 7: EXTRACTS FROM STATUTES Occupiers Liability Act 1957; Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969; Animals Act 1971; Defective Premises Act 1972; Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976; Fatal Accidents Act 1976; Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978; Limitation Act 1980; Highways Act 1980; Civil Aviation Act 1982; Administration of Justice Act 1982; Occupier's Liability Act 1984; Consumer Protection Act 1987; Road Traffic Act 1988; Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934; Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945; Defamation Act 1952; Defamation Act 1996; Damages Act 1996; Protection from Harassment Act 1997; Human Rights Act 1998.