Tort law is a core element of every law degree in England and Wales.
Unlocking Torts will ensure you grasp the main concepts with ease. This
book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms:
Negligence and negligence related torts including occupiers' liability
and employers' liability
Land based torts such as trespass, nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
Liability for animals
Torts relating to goods
Trespass to the person
Defamation and other torts relating to reputation
Economic torts, breach of a statutory duty, vicarious liability,
defences and remedies
The fourth edition is fully up to date with the major recent cases
including major developments in vicarious liability. It also includes
changes after the Defamation Act 2013.
The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law
accessible. Each chapter opens with a list of aims and objectives,
contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key
facts charts to consolidate your knowledge, and diagrams to aid
learning. Cases and judgments are prominently displayed, as are primary
source quotations. Summaries help check your understanding of each
chapter, there is a glossary of legal terminology. New features include
problem questions with guidance on answering, as well as essay questions
and answer plans, plus cases and materials exercises. All titles in the
series follow the same formula and include the same features so students
can move easily from one subject to another. The series covers all the
core subjects required by the Bar Council and the Law Society for entry
onto professional qualifications as well as popular option units. The
series website www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk provides free resources such as
multiple choice questions, key questions and answers, revision mp3s and
cases and materials exercises.
