Tort Law

This is the most commonly cited torts treatise in the Supreme Court of Canada and other Canadian courts.

The text provides the explanation and analysis needed to confidently navigate not only the key concepts but also many of the details and subtleties of torts.

The text is a concise and accessible introduction to the principles of tort law in Canada, as well as the social policies underlying the law and current trends in judicial decision making. The book reviews the foundations, characteristics, and objectives of tort law with specific discussions of negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, vicarious liability, nuisance, and defamation.

This book examines important Canadian and UK tort law decisions.