Law of tort - John Cooke

John Cooke's "Law of Tort" has established a reputation as a concise, clear and up-to-date student textbook on the main principles of the law of tort. The book presents the essentials of the law alongside summaries of the main cases, and a section containing key statutes, meaning that students have the most relevant material at their fingertips. The features include: coverage of all the core topics of a traditional undergraduate course, well liked by students for its user-friendly format and writing style; examples and summaries of recent case law enable students to consider the principles in action; section with extracts from judgements and statutes saves students from having to look elsewhere; and questions and suggested approaches in key chapters enable students to reflect on the subjects and prepare for their exams. New to this edition is: updated coverage of developments in human rights and nuisance, future of rule in Rylands vs.;Fletcher, public authorities and negligence, privacy law, and damages for loss of chance; new text design and clearer headings allow students to follow the text with ease; end of chapter summaries have been included to help students reflect on what they have learned and revise for exams; and an extended companion website with a glossary, links to useful online legal resources and regular updates to the book. John Cooke, LLB, M.Phil., Barrister, is Professor of Law at Liverpool John Moores University. He has published articles in a number of academic journals and co-authored an authoritative work on the law of obligations. Longman's established "Foundations Studies in Law" series prides itself on its clarity of content, engaging case summaries and reference to contemporary issues. With coverage ideally suited to undergraduate and graduate diploma law students, and a wealth of learning support, these texts do more for students of law. For engaging and comprehensive presentation of the rules of law across the LL.B Foundation subjects, turn to the "Foundation Studies in Law" series.;Other titles currently available in this series are: "Constitutional and Administrative Law", "Criminal Law", "Law of the European Union", "Land Law", "Law of Contract" and "Trusts and Equity".