Tort Law: Cases and Key Principles

About

Tort Law: Cases and Key Principles offers a thorough exploration of the fundamental principles that underpin tort law, paired with insightful analyses of the most influential cases shaping the legal landscape today.

Designed for both students and practitioners, this indispensable resource bridges the gap between academic study and practical application. Tort Law: Cases and Key Principles provides clear explanations of the core principles of tort law with detailed examinations of landmark cases that have defined and refined the boundaries of tort law.

Presented in a clear and concise manner, Tort Law: Cases and Key Principles provides straightforward explanations that will demystify complex concepts. Each chapter contains and overview of the relevant element of tort law under discussion, the key principles pertaining to that subject, the key cases distilled along with analysis and commentary.

Content Includes

• Negligence: The Duty of Care—General Principles

• Negligence: The Standard of Care

• Negligence: Causation of Foreseeable Damage

• Defences to Negligence

• Negligence: The Duty of Care—Public Authorities

• Negligence: The Duty of Care—Omissions and Acts of Third Parties

• Negligence: The Duty of Care – Pure Economic Loss

• Negligence: The Duty of Care—Nervous Shock

• Employers’ Liability for Occupational Harm

• Professional Negligence

• Occupiers’ Liability

• Liability for Defective Products

• Defamation

• Vicarious Liability

• Nuisance

• The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher

• Trespass to Land

• Intentional Torts

• Passing Off

• Damages

• Limitation of Actions

About the Author

Dr Val Corbett BCL, LLM, PhD, is the Head of Law at LawSchool.ie and lecturers in tort and employment law and is he author of several texts including co-author of Ireland’s leading text on employment law, Employment Law in Ireland.

Who Should Buy This Book?

Tort Law: Cases and Key Principles  is an invaluable resource for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of tort law. This book will also  be an excellent resource for legal practitioners requiring a reliable and up-to-date reference on tort law developments in Ireland and beyond.