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Torts in Ireland / Eoin Quill.

By: Quill, Eoin [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Edition: Second edition.Description: lix, 595 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 071713704X; 9780717137046.Subject(s): Torts -- Ireland | Law of torts, damages & compensationDDC classification: 346.41703 QUI | 346.41703
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I - Causes of action -- Section A: Umbrella torts -- Negligence: general principles -- Negligence: specific applications -- Statutory duties -- Section B: Specific torts -- Trespass -- Nuisance -- Strict duties -- Economic torts -- Defamation -- Emerging causes of action -- Miscellaneous torts -- Part II - General issues -- From obligation to liability I: causation and remoteness -- From obligation to liability II: defences, proof and limitations -- Parties to tort actions -- Responsibility for others -- Remedies -- Afterword - The role of tort law: development and appraisal.
Summary: The second edition of this textbook highlights key ground-breaking decisions in a number of recent Supreme Court and High Court cases involving negligence and damage assessment.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 346.41703 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00160601
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 346.41703 QUI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000538334
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Also treated are several new cases on topics such as professional negligence, capacity to consent or refuse medical treatment, employers' liability, product liability, private nuisance, passing off, defamation, contributory negligence, res ipsa loquitur and damages.

All the core areas of the law of torts as applied in Ireland are dealt with.

Focuses on Irish law, but also includes relevant material from other jurisdictions such as England, Australia, Canada and the US.

Suitable for undergraduate law and business students, legal practitioners and insurers.

Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part I - Causes of action -- Section A: Umbrella torts -- Negligence: general principles -- Negligence: specific applications -- Statutory duties -- Section B: Specific torts -- Trespass -- Nuisance -- Strict duties -- Economic torts -- Defamation -- Emerging causes of action -- Miscellaneous torts -- Part II - General issues -- From obligation to liability I: causation and remoteness -- From obligation to liability II: defences, proof and limitations -- Parties to tort actions -- Responsibility for others -- Remedies -- Afterword - The role of tort law: development and appraisal.

The second edition of this textbook highlights key ground-breaking decisions in a number of recent Supreme Court and High Court cases involving negligence and damage assessment.

CIT Module LEGS 6002 - Core reading.

CIT Module LEGS 6003 - Core reading.