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Street on Torts Christian Witting (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore)

Street on Torts By Christian Witting (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore)

Summary

Street on Torts provides an insightful and thorough treatment of tort law with a focus on key concepts and clear explanations.

Street on Torts Summary

Street on Torts by Christian Witting (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore)

Street on Torts provides an insightful and thorough treatment of tort law with a focus on key concepts and clear explanations. Alongside perceptive coverage of the key principles of tort law, succinct case extracts and accompanying analyses allow students to consider the law in context and understand how it is applied in practice. Digital formats and resources: The sixteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks This book is accompanied by online resources, including: - Answer guidance for each of the problem questions in the book - An additional chapter on animal torts - Bi-annual updates to keep students up to date on the latest key developments in tort law - Self-test questions on key topics, with feedback, giving students the opportunity to test their learning

About Christian Witting (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore)

Christian Witting is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore and is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of Australia. Previously he held chairs in law at Durham University and Queen Mary University of London. Professor Witting's books and papers have been cited in the United Kingdom Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Canada, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, Singapore Court of Appeal, New Zealand High Court, and other appellate courts.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction 1: Overview of tort law Part II. Negligent Invasions of Personal, Property, and Financial Interests 2: Duty of care I: foundational principles 3: Duty of care II: bodily injury and psychiatric illness 4: Duty of care III: property damage and purely financial losses 5: Duty of care IV: public authorities 6: Breach of duty 7: Causation and remoteness 8: Defences to negligence 9: Liability for defective premises and structures Part III. Intentional Invasions of Interests in the Person and Property 10: Trespass to the person and related torts 11: Wrongful interference with goods 12: Trespass to land 13: Defences to intentional torts against the person or property Part IV. Misrepresentation-based and 'Economic' Torts 14: False representations 15: The general economic torts Part V. Torts Involving Strict or Stricter Liability 16: Product liability 17: Nuisance 18: The rule in Rylands v Fletcher 19: Breach of statutory duty Part VI. Interests in Reputation: Defamation 20: Defamation: foundational principles 21: Defences and remedies in defamation Part VII. Privacy 22: Privacy actions in tort Part VIII. Misuse of Process and Public Powers 23: Misuse of process and public powers Part IX. Parties and Remedies 24: Vicarious liability 25: Capacity and parties 26: Remedies

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NGR9780198865506
9780198865506
0198865503
Street on Torts by Christian Witting (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, National University of Singapore)
New
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20210521
768
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