Undergraduate LLB students studying law. Students on other courses, eg. joint degrees, where a knowledge of tort law is required. Postgraduate students, especially those studying for CPE and other professional qualifications where a knowledge of tort law is required. Also for LLM courses in Tort law and obligations. This book provides a coherent exposition of the law of tort around a framework which identifies clearly the guiding principles, identifying where decided cases have departed from these principles, and marking out the directions in which the law of torts is likely to develop in the future.