Includes bibliographical references (p. [821]-832) and index.

What is a tort? -- An overview of tort law -- Tort law and its critics -- Duties of care : an introduction -- The legacy of Donoghue v Stevenson -- The principle in Hedley Byrne and associated principles -- Situations giving rise to a duty to act -- Statuses giving rise to a duty to act -- Duties of care : evaluation of the current law -- Breach of duty -- Assault and battery -- False imprisonment -- Defamation -- Harassment -- Invasion of privacy -- Conversion -- Trespass to goods -- Trespass to land -- Private nuisance -- Inducing a breach of contract -- Intentional infliction of harm by unlawful means -- Conspiracy -- Torts involving the deception of others -- Torts involving the misuse of power -- Tortsinvolving the breach of a statutory duty -- Limits on the right to sue -- Causation of loss -- Actionability -- Quantification of loss -- Reduction in liability -- Liability to third parties -- Accessory liability -- Vicarious liability -- Nominal damages -- Aggravated damages -- Exemplary damages -- Gain-based damages -- Damages for conversion -- Injunction -- Specific restitution of goods -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- Liability for dangerous things -- The Consumer Protection Act 1987 -- Public nuisance -- Loss compensation schemes.