| Description |
xlviii, 889 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Torts: Principles, Skills & Application introduces students to the legal concepts, key cases and contemporary issues surrounding the law of intentional and negligent torts and offers a practical guide to how tort principles are applied in legal practice. Discussion includes coverage of the statutory framework of the civil liability Acts and other relevant legislation in each Australian jurisdiction, reflecting the growing centrality of statute, and statutory interpretation, in the suite of legal skills relevant to law studies and legal practice. |
| Contents |
1. Tort Law in Australia: An Overview -- 2. The Statutory Framework of Tort Law -- 3. Negligence -- 4. Duty of Care -- 5. Breach of the Duty of Care -- 6. Vicarious Liability & Non-Delegable Duties -- 7. Defences to Negligence Claims -- 8. Causation -- 9. Damages -- 10. Medical negligence -- 11. Pure Economic Loss -- 12. Legal Professional Negligence -- 13. Trespass to Land -- 14. Trespass to the Person -- 15. Nuisance -- 16. Breach of statutory duty -- 17. Defamation -- 18. Intentional Torts Relating to Goods -- 19. Occupier's Liability -- 20. Class Actions -- 21. Tort Law in Practice -- 22. Research in Torts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Negligence -- Australia.
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Torts -- Australia.
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Reasonable care (Law) -- Australia.
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| Author |
Devereux, J. (John) author
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Day, Julia, author
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Greenway, Murray, author
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| ISBN |
9780409348514 paperback |
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