Product Description

This textbook provides an accessible introduction covering the basic principles of the law of torts as well as directing the reader towards the complexities of the subject and its relationship with society. This new edition has been updated to reflect the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998, including analysis of the first cases brought under the Act and relevant decisions by the European Court of Human Rights. It also covers recent developments in the tort of negligence, the law of vicarious liability and the law relating to the calculation of damages. Recent developments in the law of defamation and privacy have highlighted the clash between the freedom of the press and the rights to reputation and privacy. This issue is examined in this new edition, including analysis of the House of Lords decisions in Reynolds versus Times Newspapers Ltd and Douglas versus Hello! Ltd. Also covered is the statutory reform of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, with analysis of recent cases considering the Act's effect.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #167000 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 456 pages

About the Author
ALASTAIR MULLIS is Senior Lecturer at the Norwich Law School, University of East Anglia. He was previously at King's College London. - KEN OLIPHANT is a Lecturer at the Cardiff Law School. He was previously also at King's College London.

Customer Reviews

good break down of cases, low on the theory
this book really has to be used along side a textbook, such as Winfield and Jolowicz in order to fully understand the subject. But for a brief insight into the subject of tort and civil liability, then this book is great. It gives good summaries of cases and explains judgments in an easy-to-understand way. As an oxford law student, it was not enough by itself, but was perfect as an introductory text to introduce you to the subject and get your teeth into some of the overly-complex cases in this area. Definitely recommend it to get your head around the basics!

Terrific introductory text
I'm studying independently for a graduate LLB in law and I've found this book really helpful. It outlines the basics of tort simply, directs you to the key cases and provides a very sound basis for further reading. I would recommend it particularly to anyone who is studying tort without much tuition. You'll still need Markensis & Deakins or similar and a decent casebook if you want to do anything other than scrape through (but if all you want to do is scrape, as some people do, this would probably be enough for that!). Co-author of this book Ken Oliphant is also the Oliphant of the Oliphant & Lunney case book, which I can also recommend.

Great starting point, not too detailed
The style of this book makes it easier to understand and makes a complex and difficult subject more manageable. The main cases on each subject are included to give a broad overview, but if its detail and argument you're after this might not suit your need, as the most you'll get of that is brief refenences to other academics. Great as an outline though.