Tort Law

This book aims to provide a clear explanation of tort law. As well as setting out the law itself the authors examine the principles behind it, and discuss some of the issues and debates arising from it. It contains all the key areas of tort law - such as negligence, nuisance and trespass - along with topical debates in those fields. Recent developments that are considered include the litigation arising from the Hillsborough football disaster and the case of Page v Smith (1995); the future of the tort of nuisance in the light of the case brought by residents of East London during the Docklands development; the Court of Appeal's attempt to reduce future awards for defamation in the litigation between Elton John and the Sunday Mirror and the unsuccessful actions for defamation brought by the various Members of Parliament; the legal position of professional rescuers following the case of Frost v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire (1995) and the implications of the case of X v Bedfordshire County Council (1995).