The new law of torts / Danuta Mendelson.

South Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 2007.

1st edition

25649

Torts -- Australia.

Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part IIIA. 14. 15. 16. 17. Part IV. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Introduction

Introduction to the law of torts and historical overview

The law of compensation and damages

Survival actions and wrongful dealth; statutory compensation shemes

Intentional torts

Tresspass to the person (battery, assault and false imprisonment)

Tresspass to land

Miscellaneous intentional torts of action on the case

Deceit and injuries falsehood

Torts of intentional interference with goods

Defences to intentional torts

The tort of negligence

Negligence: duty of care

Breach of duty of care

Causation and Res Ipsa Loquitur

Remoteness of damage

Particular categories of case

Pure nonfeasance (pure omissions)

Mental harm: liability for negligently occasioned pure psychiatric injury

Pure economic loss

Defences to negligence

Strict-liability torts

Private nuisance

Breach of statutory duty

Establishing defamation

Defences and remedies in defamation law

Vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care: types of liability.

Includes index.

Detailed table of contents available via online link.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

9780195553567

lii, 699 p. : ill. ; 25 cm