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040 _aS.X.U.K
041 _aEnglish
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_bLAW(VER)
100 _aVerma, Shivani
245 _aLaw of torts
_cby Shivani Verma
260 _aNew delhi
_bTaxmann
_c2018
300 _a424 p.
500 _aTable of contents: 1. law of torts: nature and definition 1.1 Definition of Torts 1.2 elements of a Tort 1.3 Nature of Law of Torts 1.4 Objectives of the Law of Torts 1.5 Parties to Tort 1.6 Components to establish a Tort 1.7 Types of Torts 1.8 Is it Law of Tort or Law of Torts? The controversy and theories 1.9 Conclusion 2. Capacity 2.1 Capacity or standing 2.2 Minors and torts 2.3 Capacity of husband and wife 2.4 alien enemy 2.5 Corporation 2.6 Joint Tortfeasors: The concept 3. Rules of the Liability: Strict Liability and Absolute Liability 3.1 Strict liability 3.2 Absolute liability 4. Vicarious Liability 4.1 The doctrine of vicarious liability 4.2 Types of vicarious liability 5. Defense in Torts 5.1 Types of defenses to various torts 6. Trespass 6.1 Definition 6.2 Trespass to land 7. Trespass-II 7.1 Civil assault 7.2 Battery 7.3 False imprisonment 7.3A Who can sue? 7.3B Who can be sued? Trespass-III 8.1 Elements required to prove trespass to chattels 8.2 Conversion 9. Defamation 9.1 Defamation: Definition 9.2 Essentials of defamation 9.3 Defences 10. Negligence 10.1 To commit the tort of negligence, there are primarily three main essentials 10.2 Medical negligence 10.3 Defences in negligence 10.4 Composite negligence 11. Nuisance 11.1 Definition 11.2 Essentials to constitute nuisance 11.2A Who may sue? 11.2B Who may be sued? 11.3 Classification of nuisance 11.4 Defences 11.5 Remedies for nuisance 12. Legal Remedies in Torts 12.1 Judicial remedies 12.2 Extra-judicial remedies 12.3 Equitable remedies 12.4 Distress-Damage-Feasant 12.5 Remedies under Constitution (Articles 32 and 226) 13. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: History, Object, Scope and Salient Features 13.1 History 13.2 Concept and meaning of accident 13.3 Salient features of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 relating to awarding of compensation in Motor Accident Cases 13.4 Few of the recent cases are enlisted below 13.5 Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 14. Consumer Protection and Law of Torts 14.1 Consumer torts 14.2 Consumer Protection Council 14.3 Recent case law 14.4 The Consumer Protection Bill, 2017
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