Description

Maximise your marks for every answer you write with Law Express Question and Answer. This series is designed to help you understand what examiners are looking for, focus on the question being asked and make your answers stand out.

 

• See how an expert crafts answers to up to 50 questions on Tort Law.

• Discover how and why different elements of the answer relate to the question in accompanying Guidance.

• Plan answers quickly and effectively using Answer plans and Diagram plans.

• Gain higher marks with tips for advanced thinking in Make your answer stand out.

• Avoid common pitfalls with Don’t be tempted to.

• Compare your responses using the Try it yourself answer guidance on the companion website.

• Practice answering questions and discover additional resources to support you in preparing for exams on the Companion website.

Features

 

• See how an expert crafts answers to up to 50 questions on Tort Law.

• Discover how and why different elements of the answer relate to the question in accompanying Guidance.

• Plan answers quickly and effectively using Answer plans and Diagram plans.

• Gain higher marks with tips for advanced thinking in Make your answer stand out.

• Avoid common pitfalls with Don’t be tempted to.

• Compare your responses using the Try it yourself answer guidance on the companion website.

• Practice answering questions and discover additional resources to support you in preparing for exams on the Companion website.

Table of Contents

Contents

 

Acknowledgements vi

Guided tour viii

Table of cases and statutes x

What you need to do for every question in Tort Law xvi

 

Chapter 1 Negligence: Duty of care 1

Chapter 2 Negligence: Duty of care for economic loss 13

Chapter 3 Negligence: Duty of care for psychiatric injury 27

Chapter 4 Negligence: Breach, causation, remoteness and defences 41

Chapter 5 Negligence: Combined issue questions 67

Chapter 6 Product liability 109

Chapter 7 Vicarious liability 129

Chapter 8 Employers’ liability 147

Chapter 9 Occupiers’ liability 165

Chapter 10 Trespass to land 183

Chapter 11 Nuisance 197

 

Chapter 12 The rule in Rylands v Fletcher 217

 

Chapter 13 Trespass to the person 231

Chapter 14 Interests in reputation and private information 255

 

Bibliography 289

Index 293

Back Cover

The Law Express Q&A series is built to help you understand what examiners are looking for and how you can make your answers stand out.

 

Designed for students, this book will help you:

• Understand what makes a good answer by reading the model examples written by experts
• Learn how to avoid writing a bad answer and other common pitfalls
• Learn how to structure and write your answer for maximum impact

 

Find additional support on our Law Express Q&A companion website, which contains a host of extra resources to provide you with pre-exam guidance.

Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/lawexpressqa

 

 

 

Rebecca Gladwin-Geoghegan is Lecturer in Law and Academic Course Director for Undergraduate LLB Programmes at Coventry University.

 

Author

Rebecca Gladwin-Geoghegan is Lecturer in Law and Academic Course Director for Undergraduate LLB Programmes at Coventry University.