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Textbook on Torts is a well-established and highly acclaimed book which takes a clear and well-structured approach to the law of torts, explaining the sometimes difficult concepts in understandable terms. In a very readable and accessible style, the emphasis is placed on those areas of lawthat make up the vast bulk of undergraduate torts courses, in particular the tort of negligence and related areas. It is especially useful to students at degree level and those studying for the Common Professional Examination. The seventh edition has been fully updated to include discussion of important appellate decisions including House of Lords' decisions in White v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police; Arthur J.Hall and Co (a firm) v Simons; Reeves v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Reynolds v TimesNewspapers Ltd; Barratt v London Borough of Enfield; Jameson v Central Electricity Generating Board and Gregory v Portsmouth City Council and Court of Appeal decisions in Palmer v Tees Health Authority Kent v Griffiths, Roberts and London Ambulance Service; Holtby v Brigham and Cowan (Hull) Ltd;Heil v Rankin; Holbeck Hall Hotel v Scarborough Borough Council; Hussain v Lancaster City Council and Lippiatt v South Gloucestershire Council. The book also incorporates comment on the implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the law of torts.