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Canadian tort law : cases, notes & materials
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Canadian tort law : cases, notes & materials / the late Allen M. Linden, O.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.B., LL.M., J.S.D. (formerly of the Federal Court of Appeal, formerly a Distinguished Visiting Jurist, Pepperdine University School of Law (1934-2017)), Lewis N. Klar, Q.C., B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. (Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta), Bruce Feldthusen, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., S.J.D. (Professor of Law, University of Ottawa).
ISBN
9780433514510
0433514515
Edition
Sixteenth edition.
Publication
[Toronto] : LexisNexis, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
©2022.
Physical Description
xx, 798, 25, 11 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes
First four editions published under the title: Cases on the law of torts / by Cecil A. Wright.
Includes table of cases.
Includes index.
Summary
Designed as an introduction for tort law students, this book offers a probing analysis of basic concepts and an examination of the everyday human problems that this area of law addresses. The Honourable Allen M. Linden and Professors Lewis N. Klar and Bruce Feldthusen bring to bear a wealth of experience in the classroom and from the bench to guide students through this fundamental aspect of the Canadian judicial tradition.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 15, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : the nature, functions and consequences of tort law
Direct and intentional interferences with persons and property
Defences to direct and intentional interferences with persons and property
Negligence : introduction and standard of care
Proof of causation
Duty
Remoteness : the scope of liability
Defences to the negligence action
Economic loss
Tort liability of public authorities
Strict liability
Nuisance
Occupiers' liability
Business torts
Defamation
Damages
Future challenges for tort law.
Genre/Form
Casebooks (Law)
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