Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort contains thirteen original essays on leading tort cases, ranging from the early nineteenth century to the present day. It is the third volume in a series of collected essays on landmark cases (the previous two volumes having dealt with restitution and contract). The cases examined raise a broad range of important issues across the law of tort, including such diverse areas as acts of state and public nuisance, as well as central questions relating to the tort of negligence. Several of the essays place cases in their historical context in ways that change our understanding of the case's significance. Sometimes the focus is on drawing out previously neglected aspects of cases which have been – undeservedly – assigned minor importance. Other essays explore the judicial methodologies and techniques that worked to shape leading principles of tort law. So much of tort law turns on cases, and there are so many cases, that all but the most recent decisions have a tendency to become reduced to terse propositions of law, so as to keep the subject manageable. This collection shows how important it is, despite the constant temptation to compression, not to lose sight of the contexts and nuances which qualify and illuminate so many leading authorities.
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This book contains thirteen original essays on leading tort cases, ranging from the early nineteenth century to the present day.
1 R v Pease (1832) MARK WILDE AND CHARLOTTE SMITH 2 Burón v Denman (1848) CHARLES MITCHELL AND LESLIE TURANO 3 George v Skivington (1869) DAVID IBBETSON 4 Daniel v Metropolitan Railway Company (1871) MICHAEL LOBBAN 5 Woodley v Metropolitan District Railway Company (1877) STEVE BANKS 6 Cavalier v Pope (1906) RICHARD BAKER AND JONATHAN GARTON 7 Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd (1963) PAUL MITCHELL 8 Goldman v Hargrave (1967) MARK LUNNEY 9 Tate & Lyle Food & Distribution Ltd v Greater London Council (1983) JW NEYERS 10 Smith v Littlewoods Organisation Ltd (1985) ELSPETH REID 11 Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1991) DONAL NOLAN 12 Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd (1997) MARIA LEE 13 Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd (2002) KEN OLIPHANT
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This is a delightful book which repays the reader many times over - with historical information, with insight into legal doctrine, jurisprudence and the context within which these cases were decided.
The cases examined raise a broad number of important issues across the law of tort.
Original analysis by eminent scholars that examine the most important legal cases to date. The Landmark Cases series is an occasional series of volumes which seek to highlight the historical antecedents of what are widely considered to be the leading cases in the common law. These edited volumes feature original archival research by eminent scholars in the field, and are intended to provide a context, or contexts, in which to better understand how and why certain cases came to be regarded as the 'Landmark' cases in any given field. Praise for the series “An interesting read and a valuable addition to the reference literature for [those] who wish to view from a fresh angle the classic textbook cases that they thought they knew very well.” Review of Landmark Cases in Criminal Law in New Journal of European Criminal Law “Beautifully written, nicely produced and just full of intrinsically fascinating material.” Review of Landmark Cases in Family Law in The Law and Politics Book Review “An intriguing pleasure to read.” Review of Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract in Journal of Legal History “A fine example of the kind of historical investigation that should be the foundation of all common law scholarship.” Review of Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution in King's Law Journal
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781509905072
Publisert
2016-01-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Hart Publishing
Vekt
567 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
408

Biographical note

Charles Mitchell is professor of law and Paul Mitchell is professor of law, both at University College London.