Tort Law

Nicholas J. McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge; he was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.Roderick Bagshaw is a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.

• Brief contents Table of casesTable of statutes, statutory instruments and conventions Tort law in a nutshellTrespass to the personlClaims in negligenceDuty of care (1) – introductionDuty of care (2) – physical injury casesDuty of care (3) – psychiatric illness casesDuty of care (4) – property damage casesDuty of care (5) – pure economic loss casesDuty of care (6) – other casesBreach of dutyCausation (1) – the standard testsCausation (2) – exceptions to the standard testsActionabilityOccupiers' liabilityProduct and building liabilityProperty torts (1) – trespass to landProperty torts (2) – private nuisanceLiability for dangerous thingsProperty torts (3) – torts to personal propertyDefamationInvasion of privacyAbusive tortsEconomic tortsCriminal tortsRemedies (1) – defencesRemedies (2) – compensatory damagesRemedies (3) – non-compensatory damagesRemedies (4) – injunctionsRemedies (5) – who can sue?Remedies (6) – who can be sued?Appendix A Tort law and human rightsAppendix B Loss compensation schemesAppendix C Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1Index