Law of Torts - Softcover

Cooke, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273638432 ISBN 13: 9780273638438

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

Publisher: Financial Times Professional Ltd
Date of Publication: 1999
Binding: soft cover
Edition: 4th Edition
Condition: Very Good
Description: 0273638432 inscription scribbled out, some highlighting

About this title

Review

"Cooke... gives clear examples, set out in italics, using everyday scenarios with which students will be familiar."

"..ideally suited to those studying the law of torts for the first time"

The Law Teacher, v39 n3 2005

From the Back Cover

'John Cooke's Law of Tortis an excellent text.  It manages to convey the material in an accessible manner whilst providing excellent academic commentary.  I recommend this text to students, practitioners and anyone interested in tort law.'

                           Review of previous edition - Student Law Journal, May 2006

 

'Gives clear examples...using everyday scenarios with which students will be familiar'

                          Review of sixth edition - The Law Teacher, 2005

 

John Cooke’s Law of Tort, now in its eighth edition, is a trusted, clear and engaging explanation of the main principles of tort law, written specifically with the student in mind.  This book lights a path for the reader through the various issues, providing examples to explain difficult points.  It also includes a statute section at the end of the text and summaries of the main cases throughout meaning that students have everything they need to gain a good understanding of the law at their fingertips.
 
 This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include:

-A new chapter on Privacy.

-Continued coverage of the impact of Human Rights on Tort Law.

-The debate on whether we have a ‘compensation culture.’

-The NHS Redress Bill 2005.

-The asbestos cases in causation: Fairchild and Barker.

-Developments in ‘loss of chance.’

-Causation in informed consent cases.

-Developments in the public interest aspect of qualified privilege in Defamation.

 

Key Features:

* Clearly distinguished case summaries encourage students to quickly recognize the key cases and differentiate them from surrounding commentary

* New colour text design and larger format enable students to follow the text with ease

* Chapter summaries highlight the main points covered in each chapter, cementing understanding

About the author

John Cooke is Professor of Common Law at LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity. He has thirty years of teaching experience and lectures and researches in Obligations (contract/ tort/ restitution), Media Law and Medical Law. He has written widely in the field.

www.pearsoned.co.uk/fsls.  This text is supported by a Companion Website including:

For students: regular case and legislation updates, weblinks, interactive self-test questions, practice assessment questions, an online glossary and key terms flashcards.

For lecturers: a testbank of multiple choice questions which can be used to assess students' progress.

Case Navigator powered by LexisNexis

Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/casenavigator for unique online support that helps improve case reading and analysis skills in Tort Law. 

The LexisNexis element of Case Navigator is only available to those who currently subscribe to LexisNexis Butterworths services.  The Publishers are endeavouring to make Case Navigator available from early Summer 2007.

About this edition

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0273638432
• ISBN 13: 9780273638438
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 432