Modern View of the Law of Torts (eBook)
254 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-5638-5 (ISBN)
A Modern View of the Law of Torts provides the important aspects of the law of torts, which is an area of law that covers the majority of all civil lawsuits. This book begins with a description of the civil rights of an individual who is wronged by another person, followed by a particular attention to the remedies that are available to people who are wronged by any of the standard torts. Chapters of this book are devoted to specific torts, such as negligence, defamation, and trespass. Specifically, the law of negligence has been fully dealt with, as more and more of the problems of the law of torts are being solved by the courts with reference to the developing principles of the law of negligence. This publication provides an interesting approach to the study of torts, which is equally useful to students and the lay person.
Front Cover 1
A Modern View of the Law of Torts 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
ADDENDUM 13
Editorial Foreword 14
Author's Foreword 18
Law Reports: Abbreviations and Explanation 20
PART 1: INTRODUCTION 22
CHAPTER §1. WHAT IS A TORT? 22
CHAPTER §2. SINGULAR OR PLURAL 24
PART 2: PARTIES TO THE ACTION 27
CHAPTER §3. WHO MAY SUE? 27
1. General rule 27
2. Exceptional cases 28
3. Death of plaintiff 29
4. Fatal Accidents Acts 29
CHAPTER §4. WHO MAY BE SUED? 30
1. Procedural immunities 31
2. The Crown 31
3. Infants 31
4. Corporations 33
5. Husband and wife 33
6. Trade unions, unincorporated associations 33
7. Partnerships, etc 34
8. Personal representatives—see p. 78 below 34
CHAPTER §5. LIABILITY FOR ANOTHER PERSONS ACTS 34
1. Authorisation 34
2. Vicarious liability2 35
3. Liability for acts of independent contractors 41
CHAPTER §6. PARENTS AND CHILDREN 43
CHAPTER §7. JOINT TORTFEASORS 44
1. Who are joint tortfeasors? 44
2. Consequences to the plaintiff 46
3. The consequences for the defendant: right to contribution 47
PART 3: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LIABILITY 51
CHAPTER §8. CLASSIFICATION OF THE PLAINTIFF'S INTEREST 51
CHAPTER §9. CLASSIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S CONDUCT: FAULT 53
1. The defendant's mental attitude 53
2. Fault 54
3. Evidentiary considerations 54
4. Classification 55
CHAPTER §10. INTENTIONAL CONDUCT 56
CHAPTER §11. NEGLIGENCE 57
1. Introduction 57
2. Components—duty, breach, damage 57
3. Duty: Reasonable foresight 58
4. Examples 60
5. Breach: Standard of care 62
6. Damage 64
CHAPTER §12. MOTIVE: MALICE 64
PART 4: GENERAL DEFENCES TO ACTIONS IN TORT 66
CHAPTER §13. DEFINITION 66
CHAPTER §14. VOLUNTARY ASSUMPTION OF RISK, CONTRACT, CONSENT 68
CHAPTER §15. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE 70
1. Generally 70
2. The statute 70
3. Rescues 71
CHAPTER §16. NECESSITY 73
CHAPTER §17. WARTIME MILITARY NECESSITY: ACT OF STATE 74
CHAPTER §18. DEFENCE OF PERSON OR PROPERTY 74
CHAPTER §19. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:1 ABSOLUTE AND CONDITIONAL 75
CHAPTER §20. EXTURPI CAUSA 76
CHAPTER §21. EXERCISE OF A LEGAL RIGHT 77
CHAPTER §22. LEGAL PROCESSES 77
CHAPTER §23. INEVITABLE ACCIDENT 77
CHAPTER §24. MISTAKE: INSANITY 79
CHAPTER §25. THE RULE IN SMITH v. SELWYN* 79
PART 5: REMEDIES 81
CHAPTER §26. SELF-HELP 81
CHAPTER §27. JUDICIAL REMEDIES: GENERAL 81
CHAPTER §28. DAMAGES 81
1. Their purpose is compensatory 81
2. Damages for continuing and non-continuing torts 83
3. Ordinary damages 84
4. Effect of benefits for plaintiff resulting from tort 85
5. Aggravated damages 86
6. Exemplary damages 87
7. Remoteness of damage 88
8. Plaintiff's duty to mitigate damages 96
CHAPTER §29. SPECIFIC RESTITUTION 96
CHAPTER §30. INJUNCTION 97
CHAPTER §31. DECLARATION 97
PART 6: EXTINCTION OF REMEDIES 99
CHAPTER §32. DEATH 99
1. Death of plaintiff 99
2. Death of defendant 99
CHAPTER §33. LIMITATION 100
CHAPTER §34. PRESCRIPTION 103
CHAPTER §35. WAIVER, RELEASE, ACCORD AND SATISFACTION 104
CHAPTER §36. JUDGEMENT: SATISFACTION 105
PART 7: 106
CHAPTER §37. A TABLE OF THE LAW OF TORTS 106
PART 8: TORTS PROTECTING THE PERSON OF THE PLAINTIFF 110
CHAPTER §38. BATTERY. ASSAULT 110
1. Definition and scope 110
2. Special defences 111
CHAPTER §39. INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF PHYSICAL HARM 112
CHAPTER §40. TRESPASS TO THE PERSON 113
CHAPTER §41. NEGLIGENCE (i.e. AS A TORT) 114
1. Generally 114
2. Special duty relationships or situations 114
3. Breach 122
CHAPTER §42. ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY 127
CHAPTER §43. OCCUPIERS' LIABILITY (LIABILITY OF OCCUPIERS OF PREMISES) 132
1. Introduction 132
2. Who is an "occupier" for this purpose ? 132
3. What are "premises" ? "Current operations" 135
4. Who can sue the occupier ? Lawful visitors 137
5. The common duty of care 139
6. Special defences, especially conditional licence to enter and contract 142
7. Trespassers 143
8. Ramblers 146
CHAPTER §44. PUBLIC NUISANCE 146
CHAPTER §45. THE SCIENTER ACTION AND LIABILITY FOR ANIMALS 149
1. Scienter 149
2. Dogs 152
3. Animals and negligence 152
PART 9: TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT 153
CHAPTER §46. FALSE IMPRISONMENT 153
1. The "imprisonment" 153
2. Lawful justification 154
PART 10: TORTS PROTECTING THE REPUTATION OF THE PLAINTIFF 155
CHAPTER §47. LIBEL AND SLANDER 155
1. Defamatory publication 155
2. Libel and slander distinguished 156
3. The defendant's conduct and mental attitude 157
4. Reference to plaintiff 158
5. Innuendo 159
6. Special defences 161
7. Damages 167
PART 11: TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S FAMILY INTERESTS 170
CHAPTER §48. ENTICEMENT: HARBOURING: ADULTERY: ACTIONS FOR LOSS OF CONSORTIUM AND LOSS OF SERVICES 170
1. Enticement 170
2. Harbouring 171
3. Special defences in enticement and harbouring 171
4. Adultery 171
5. Action for loss of consortium 171
6. Action for loss of services 172
CHAPTER §49. SEDUCTION 172
PART 12: TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S INTEREST IN HIS GOODS 174
CHAPTER §50. TRESPASS TO GOODS 174
CHAPTER §51. DETINUE 176
CHAPTER §52. CONVERSION 178
1. Who can sue? 178
2. Definition and mental elements in this tort 180
3. Examples of conversions 181
4. Conversion by receiving 183
5. Damages 184
6. Jus tertii, market overt, etc 184
CHAPTER §53. NEGLIGENCE 185
1. Generally 185
2. Bailment 185
3. Damage to reversionary interests 186
CHAPTER §54. COMMON CARRIERS AND INNKEEPERS 186
CHAPTER §55. A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS ACTIONS WHICH PROTECT THE PLAINTIFF'S INTEREST IN HIS GOODS 187
PART 13. TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S PECUNIARY INTERESTS OTHER THAN IN RESPECT OF INJURIES TO HIS LAND OR GOODS1 190
CHAPTER §56. FRAUD (DECEIT) 190
1. Generally 190
2. The five elements of fraud 191
3. Special defence: Lord Tenterden's Act 194
CHAPTER §57. MALICIOUS FALSEHOOD (INCLUDING SLANDER OF GOODS AND TITLE) 194
1. Malicious falsehood 194
2. Slander of goods and slander of title 196
3. Special defence: absolute privilege 196
4. Remedies 196
CHAPTER §58. PASSING OFF 197
CHAPTER §59. INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS 199
1. Essentials of the tort 199
2. Special defences 202
CHAPTER §60. INTIMIDATION1 205
1. The tort itself 205
2. Special defences 206
CHAPTER §61. CONSPIRACY 207
1. Two types 207
2. Special defences 208
PART 14: TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S LAND 210
CHAPTER §62. TRESPASS TO LAND 210
1. Who can sue? 210
2. What is a trespass to land ? 212
3. Trespass ab initio 213
4. Remedies 214
5. Special defences 215
CHAPTER §63. NUISANCE (i.e. PRIVATE NUISANCE) 216
1. Definition 216
2. "An interference with the plaintiff's use or enjoyment of his land" 217
3. "Or with some legal interest of the plaintiff in land" 220
4. "Which has been caused indirectly by the defendant" 220
5. "Which is continuous or repetitive" 221
6. General defences in nuisance 221
7. Special defence: jus tertii 222
CHAPTER §64. RY LANDS v. FLETCHER 222
1. Scope of this tort 222
2. Defences 224
CHAPTER §65. RULES GOVERNING LIABILITY FOR FIRE 226
CHAPTER §66. CATTLE TRESPASS 227
CHAPTER §67. A COMPARISON OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED TO THE PLAINTIFF BY THE TORTS DISCUSSED IN PART 14 228
PART 15: TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S INCORPOREAL PROPERTY 232
CHAPTER §68. WHAT IS "INCORPOREAL PROPERTY"? 232
CHAPTER §69. NUISANCE (IN RESPECT OF INCORPOREAL PROPERTY) 233
1. Licences 233
2. Easements 234
PART 16: TORTS PROTECTING THE PLAINTIFF'S INTEREST IN THE PROPER CONDUCT OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 235
CHAPTER §70. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION 235
(1) The defendant instigated earlier legal proceedings against the plaintiff 235
(2) The legal proceedings are such as would injure the reputation 235
(3) The proceedings instigated by the defendant were unsuccessful. 236
(4) No reasonable cause for the previous proceedings 236
(5) Malice 236
(6) Damage 236
CHAPTER §71. MAINTENANCE AND CHAMPERTY 237
1. Maintenance 237
2. Special defences to maintenance: common interestand charity 237
3. Champerty 238
CHAPTER §72. DEFAULTING WITNESSES 238
PART 17: ODDMENTS AND POSTSCRIPT 240
CHAPTER §73. UBI JUS IBI REMEDIUM 240
CHAPTER §74. FAILURE BY COMMON CARRIERS1 AND INNKEEPERS1 TO SERVE THE PLAINTIFF 241
CHAPTER §75. POSTSCRIPT 242
INDEX 244
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.5.2014 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4831-5638-9 / 1483156389 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4831-5638-5 / 9781483156385 |
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