Completely revised and updated to take into account significant developments in Australian tort law, the fourth edition of this established casebook illuminates the principles of contemporary tort law and presents the underlying trends in the development of the law.

A significant new feature of this edition is the inclusion of headnotes that summarise the essential principles for which the extracted case is authority. Fifteen new cases have been added to an already authoritative selection.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Historical Background
CHAPTER 2: Interference with the Person
CHAPTER 3: Interference with Land
CHAPTER 4: Interference with Goods
CHAPTER 5: Negligence: Duty of Care
CHAPTER 6: Negligence: Breach of Duty
CHAPTER 7: Causation and Remoteness of Damage
CHAPTER 8: Death or Injury to a Third Party
CHAPTER 9: Breach of Statutory Duty
CHAPTER 10: Public Nuisance
CHAPTER 11: Defences
CHAPTER 12: Concurrent Liability
CHAPTER 13: Damages
Tables of Cases
Tables of Statutes