''Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort'' (2010) is a book edited by

Charles Mitchell Charles Mitchell may refer to: * Charles Mitchell (footballer), British soccer player * Charles Mitchell (academic) (born 1965), professor of law at University College, London * Charles Mitchell (American football) (born 1989), American football pl ...

and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in

English tort law English tort law concerns the compensation for harm to people's rights to health and safety, a clean environment, property, their economic interests, or their reputations. A "tort" is a wrong in civil, rather than criminal law, that usually requi ...

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The cases discussed are, * '' R v Pease'' (1832): Mark Wilde and Charlotte Smith * '' Buron v Denman'' (1848) Charles Mitchell and Leslie Urano * ''

George v Skivington ''George v Skivington'' (1869) is an English tort law case where it was held that a manufacturer who places a product intended for human consumption into the market, in a form that is liable for damage and who fails to exercise reasonable care t ...

'' (1869) David Ibbetson * '' Daniel v Metropolitan Railway Company'' (1871) Michael Lobban * '' Woodley v Metropolitan District Railway Company'' (1877) Steve Banks * '' Cavalier v Pope'' (1906) Richard Baker and Jonathan Garton * ''

Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd ''Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd'' 964AC 465 is an English tort law case on economic loss in English tort law resulting from a negligent misstatement. Prior to the decision, the notion that a party may owe another a duty of care ...

'' (1963) Paul Mitchell * '' Goldman v Hargrave'' (1967) Mark Lunney * '' Tate & Lyle Food & Distribution Ltd v Greater London Council'' (1983) J. W. Neyers * '' Smith v Littlewoods Organisation Ltd'' (1985) Elspeth Reid * ''

Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police is a leading English tort law case on liability for nervous shock (psychiatric injury). The case centred upon the liability of the police for the nervous shock suffered in consequence of the events of the Hillsborough disaster. Facts ''Alcock' ...

'' (1991) Donal Nolan * ''

Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd ''Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd'' 997UKHL 14is an English tort law case on the subject of Nuisance in English law">private nuisance. Several hundred claimants alleged that Canary Wharf Ltd, in constructing One Canada Square, had caused nuisance to t ...

'' (1997) Maria Lee * ''

Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd ''Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd'' [2002UKHL 22is a leading case on causation in English tort law. It concerned malignant, malignant mesothelioma, a deadly disease caused by breathing asbestos fibres. The House of Lords approved the ...

'' (2002) Ken Oliphant

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