Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort (2010) is a book edited by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in English tort law.
Content The cases discussed are,
R v Pease (1832): Mark Wilde and Charlotte Smith Buron v Denman (1848) Charles Mitchell and Leslie Urano George v Skivington (1869) David Ibbetson Daniel v Metropolitan Railway Company (1871) Michael Lobban Woodley v Metropolitan District Railway Company (1877) Steve Banks Cavalier v Pope (1906) Richard Baker and Jonathan Garton Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd (1963) Paul Mitchell Goldman v Hargrave (1967) Mark Lunney Tate & Lyle Food & Distribution Ltd v Greater London Council (1983) J. W. Neyers Smith v Littlewoods Organisation Ltd (1985) Elspeth Reid Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1991) Donal Nolan Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd (1997) Maria Lee Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd (2002) Ken Oliphant
Reception Jörg Fedtke, a law professor at Tulane University, wrote that the book, which is written by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell and 14 contributors, is "a remarkable collection of stimulating and highly nuanced chapters that represent as many different perspectives on tort law as the number of influential cases the authors discuss along the way". Robert H. George reviewed the book in Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly.
See also Landmark case Restitution in English law Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution (2006) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract (2008) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in Family Law (2011) by Stephen Gilmore, Jonathan Herring and Rebecca Probert Landmark Cases in Equity (2012) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in Land Law (2013) by Nigel Gravells
References
External links Official website