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Absolute privilege
Actionable
action on the case
Alcock and others v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1991)
Alexander v North Eastern Railway (1865)
Anns v Merton (1977)
Austerberry v Oldham Corporation (1885)
Bolitho v City and Hackney HA (1998)
Bolton v Stone (1951)
Bourhill v Young (1943)
Breach of statutory duty
breach of the duty of care
B v
McDonalds (2002)
Cambridge Water v Eastern Counties Leather (1994)
Caparo v Dickman (1990)
Cassidy v Ministry of Health (1951)
causation in negligence
Causation in tort
Chain of causation
Chaudhry v Prabhakar (1989)
Civil Liability (Contribution) Act (1978)
Clayton v Woodman (1962)
Clef Acquitaine v Laport (2001)
Collins v Hertfordshire CC (1947)
compulsory insurance
What is recoverable?
contributory negligence
Conversion
Crown River Cruises v Kimbolton Fireworks (1996)
CrowVWood1970
culpa lata
Defamation and freedom of speech
Defamation
defences to an action in tort
Derbyshire CC v Times Newspapers (1993)
Derry v Peek (1888)
Development risks defence
Dishonesty
Doctrine of common employment
Donaghey v Boulton and Paul (1968)
Duty of care
Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment) Act (1969)
Employer's liability (to employees)
Ex turpi causa
false imprisonment
The twisted problem of fault in tort
Fireman's rule
F v West Berkshire Health Authority (1990)
General Cleaning Contractors v Christmas (1952)
Godrey v Demon Internet (1999)
Gorris v Scott (1874)
gross negligence
Hedley Byrne v Heller 1963
HendersonVMerrett1995
HorsfallVThomas (1862)
Hudson v Ridge Manufacturing (1957)
Huges v Lord Advocate (1963)
Hunter v Canary Wharf (1997)
Interference with goods
Johnstone v Bloomsbury Health Authority (1992)
Jus Tertii
Keppel Bus Co v Sa'ad bin Ahmad (1974)
Khorasandjan v Bush (1993)
Knightly v Johns (1981)
Latimer v AEC (1953)
Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act (1948)
Lewis v Telegraph (1964)
Liability to rescuers
Libel
Lien
Limpus v London General Omnibus (1862)
Malone v Laskey (1907)
McLoughlin v O'Brian (1982)
McWilliams v Sir William Arrol & Co (1962)
Misrepresentation Act (1967)
More hassle for Web publishers
Morgan v Odhams Press (1971)
Murphy v Brentwood DC (1990)
Necessity
negligence
Negligent misstatement
Nervous shock
Novus Actus Interveniens
Nuisance
Occupiers' Liability Act (1957)
Occupiers' Liability Act (1984)
Occupier's liability to trespassers
Page v Smith (1996)
Paris v Stepney BC (1951)
Pemberton v Southwark LBC (2002)
Personal injury
Polhill v Walter 1832
Prescription
Presumption of advancement
Priestly v Fowler (1837)
Private nuisance
Product liability
Psychiatric injury
Psychic shock
Public nuisance
Pure economic loss
Qualcast v Haynes (1959)
Qualified privilege
Ready-mixed Contrete v Minister of Pensions (1967)
Repairer's lien
res ipsa loquitur
Reynolds v Times Newspapers (1999)
Rhone v Stephens (1994)
RichardsonVLRCProducts2000
Robinson v Kilvert (1889)
Rose v Plenty (1975)
The rule in Rylands v Fletcher
The rule in Wilkinson V Downton
Rylands v Fletcher (1868)
Self defence
Sim v Stretch (1936)
Slander
Smith v Crossley Bros. (1951)
Smith v Eric S Bush (1990)
Special damage
The state-of-the-art defence
Statutory nuisance
Stevenson Jordan Harrison v
McDonnel Evans (1952)
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Strict liability
Sutherland v Hatton (2002)
The Oropesa (1943)
Tolley v Fry (1931)
Tomlinson v Congleton BC 2003
Tort case-law crib-sheet
tort-feasor
The tort of deceit
Torts (Interference with Goods) Act (1977)
tort
Transco v Stockport MBC (2003)
Treasure trove
trespassory assembly
trespass to goods
trespass to land
Trespass to the person
trespass
Trover
Vicarious liability
Volenti non fit injuria
Walker v Northumberland CC (1994)
Watt v Hertfordshire CC (1954)
Wells v Cooper (1958)
White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police (1998)
White v Jones 1995
Youssoupoff v MGM (1934)
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