Kate Smith 
Tort Law 

Tort simply means a civil wrong, and this book explores the law of tortious civil wrongs. There are many torts, from Negligence to nuisance to defamation, making the subject fascinating, disparate, pragmatic and sometimes inconsistent. Above all, tort law has relevance to everyday life and is therefore essential for all lawyers in training, regardless of whether they intend, ultimately, to practise in this area.

Tort Law is aimed at those studying at LLB and GDL level and features assessment-level MCQs to anticipate the format of the SQE. This is an engaging and accessible book which brings the practical and sometimes complex aspects of tort law to life with clarity and precision. The book is ideal for students who want a depth of knowledge combined with immediacy.

Table des matières

Introduction to Tort Law


General Negligence: Loss and Duty of Care


General Negligence: Breach


General Negligence: Causation


General Negligence: Remoteness


General Negligence: Defences and Remedies


Clinical Negligence


Employers’ Primary Liability and Vicarious Liability


Product Liability


Occupiers’ Liability


Defamation


Nuisance and the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher


Trespass to the Person


Revision and Consolidation

A propos de l’auteur

Kate Smith is the programme and student lead for online Masters programmes at ULaw. She has worked in legal education for 15 years, teaching at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, at BPP and the University of Westminster. She has designed online and hard copy materials covering, among other things, tort law, medical law and ethics, and mental health law, including for CILEx. Prior to teaching, Kate was in practice, as a barrister and solicitor for seven years. She is also a fiction and comedy writer.