| Description |
lxxiii, 1026 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Negligence: duty of care -- 3. Negligence: breach of duty -- 4. Causation -- 5. Damage and remoteness -- 6. Defences to torts involving negligence -- 7. Particular negligence situations -- 8. Damages -- 9. Wrongful death -- 10. Breach of statutory duty -- 11. Intentional interference with the person -- 12. Intentional interference with land -- 13. Defences to intentional torts -- 14. Private nuisance -- 15. Strict liability -- 16. The intentional and negligent infliction of economic loss -- 17. Vicarious liability -- 18. Concurrent liability |
| Summary |
"The fifth edition of this successful casebook continues to adopt a critical and analytical approach while providing a wealth of additional material on the law of torts. The introductory chapter not only places the problem of accident compensation in its social context, but also provides some theoretical perspectives and themes, such as those of economic analysts, critical legal scholars and feminists. These themes are carried throughout the text of the book. Issues of law reform are also canvassed. Like its predecessors, in addition to extracts from cases and legislation, this edition includes comprehensive citation of academic writings, particularly in the periodical literature |
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The extensive commentary is supplemented by challenging questions and detailed notes, which will help both students and practitioners to understand the significance of the cases and other materials. Learning from this book will be both critical and theoretical. Practitioners will find it a useful repository of the current Australian law of torts.Over 50 decisions of the High Court of Australia since the last edition have been taken into account and integrated into the text." -- BOOK JACKET.รจ |
| Analysis |
Torts |
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Cases (Law) |
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Law Torts |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1995 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Reasonable care (Law)
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Torts -- Australia -- Cases.
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Torts.
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Torts -- Cases.
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Torts -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Author |
Hambly, David, 1939-
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| ISBN |
0409313335 paperback |
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