Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 24th ed with 1st Supplement | 2024

Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 24th ed with 1st Supplement | 2024

Clerk & Lindsell on Torts, a cornerstone title in the Common Law Library series, is an indispensable reference for practitioners and frequently cited by the judiciary. Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, it provides authoritative insights into every aspect of tort law, making it an essential tool for anyone working in this area.

Key Features of Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 24th ed:

• Offers unmatched breadth and depth across all areas of tort law.
• Explains general principles of liability and causation with clarity.
• Details general defenses, including claimant’s wrongdoing, consent, assumption of risk, exclusion of liability, and other miscellaneous defenses.
• Covers a wide range of torts, such as joint and vicarious liability, negligence, breach of statutory duty, professional liability, product liability, occupiers’ liability, employers’ liability, and public service liability.
• Includes less common areas, such as malicious prosecution, wrongful interference with goods, deceit, trespass to land, liability for animals, nuisance, Rylands v Fletcher, malicious falsehood, and economic torts.
• Discusses statutory intellectual property rights and passing off.
• Features updated chapters on defamation, breach of confidence, and misuse of private information.
• Provides extensive analysis of damages and remedies, including injunctions.
• Covers limitation periods in detail.
• Addresses heads of liability in the context of human rights issues.
• Reflects the legal implications of Brexit.

Latest Updates:

The First Supplement to the Twenty-Fourth Edition brings the main work fully up-to-date, incorporating the latest developments, including those arising from the completion of Brexit. Key updates include:

Supreme Court Cases:

• Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co Ltd
• Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
• McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board
• Jalla v Shell International Trading & Shipping Co
• HXA v Surrey CC
• Wolverhampton City Council v London Gypsies and Travellers

Other Courts:

• Holmes v Poeton Holdings Ltd
• Bratt v Jones
• Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Fennia v Koninklijke Philips NV (C-264/21)
• Benyatov v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd
• FXJ v Home Secretary

Additional Material:

• The introduction of section A7 in the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, addressing breaches of statutory duty.

This expertly updated edition continues to provide practitioners with the tools needed to navigate the complexities of tort law effectively.

Contents of Clerk & Lindsell on Torts 24th ed with 1st Supplement:

1. Principles of Liability in Tort
2. Causation and Remoteness: General Principles
3. General Defences
4. Joint Liability and Contribution
5. Capacity and Parties
6. Vicarious Liability
7. Negligence
8. Breach of Statutory Duty
9. Professional Liability
10. Product Liability and Consumer Protection
11. Occupiers’ Liability and Defective Premises
12. Employers’ Liability
13. Public Service Liability
14. Trespass to the Person and Harassment
15. Malicious Prosecution and Malicious Abuse of Process
16. Wrongful Interference with Goods
17. Deceit
18. Trespass to Land and Dispossession
19. Nuisance, Rylands v Fletcher and Similar Liabilities
20. Animals
21. Defamation
22. Malicious Falsehood
23. Economic Torts
24. Passing Off
25. Breach of Confidence and Privacy
26. Damages
27. Injunctions
28. Self-Help
29. Discharge of Torts
30. Limitation