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tort and personal injurythe hong kong law libraryTort Law & Practice in Hong KongSecond EditionMultiple Authors WL 2012 NEW“My life would have been a lot easier if this book hadbeen around when I was in practice” – Hon JusticeBokhary PJTort law has been substantially localised in the pastfew years with thousands of decisions emanating fromthe Hong Kong courts. The Court of Final Appeal hasdelivered seminal judgments on such fundamentalareas as duty of care. None of this is surprising giventhe growth in personal injury litigation, and therelevance of Tort Law to all areas of legal practice. Intruth, Tort Law touches all areas of our lives.Written by leading practitioners and academics, TortLaw and Practice in Hong Kong is the authoritative,comprehensive work for Hong Kong practitioners andis cited with approval in judgments. The new editionhas been fully revised, capturing over eight years ofrecent case law, and chapters on the emerging area ofPrivacy have been added. The new edition is acutelyaware that increasingly the law has a local flavor. Atover 1500 pages, its scope is exhaustive; and, withhigh level of scholarship, in-depth.Renowned author team of highly experiencedpractitioners• Editor-in-Chief: The Hon. Mr Justice BokharyPJ; General Editors: Neville Sarony QC, SC andProfessor DK Srivastava, and a team of expertacademics, senior and seasoned practitionersDetailed, authoritative, up-to-date• Two new chapters: Privacy and Misfeasance inPublic Office• Encompasses all the changes in Tort Law over aneight year period• Provides in-depth treatment in a number of keyareas, e.g. professional negligence, nuisanceContent substantially localised to fit the increasingdemand in Hong Kong• Highlights local jurisprudence rather thaninternational jurisprudenceTABLE OF CONTENTS1. Causation2. Vicarious Liability3. Negligence4. Anti-Discrimination5. Trespass to the Person6. Wrongful Interference7. Product Liability8. Animals9. Trespass to Land10. Occupiers Liability11. Nuisance12. Rylands v Flecher13. Environmental Torts14. Breach of Stat. Duty15. Economic Torts16. IP Rights17. Passing Off18. Breach of Confidence19. Internet Torts20. Defamation21. Malicious Falsehood22. Deceit23. Professional Liability24. Defences25. Damages26. Foreign Torts27. Discharge of Torts28. Limitation29. Injunctions30. Privacy31. Misfeasance in Public OfficeSweet & MaxwellNov 2011 978 962 66138 6 3 HardbackHK$3,750smhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.com www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk +852 3762 3222Prices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification263