Torts : Cases and Commentary

Fourth edition of this casebook of Australian law of torts for LLB students. Provides a contemporary, critical commentary of the present state of the law. Like its predecessors, in addition to extracts from cases and legislation, this edition includes citations of academic writings. Questions and notes are also included. New material in this edition includes extracts from and discussions of recent High Court cases on negligence. Developments in the law of consent to medical treatment and of pure economic loss are subject to extended commentary and the legislation governing alternative compensation schemes has also been updated. Includes a table of cases, table of statutes and an index. The authors are both university professors of law and barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Victoria.Luntz, H. is the author of 'Torts : Cases and Commentary', published 1986 under ISBN 9780409491845 and ISBN 0409491845.