Main Aim(s) of the Unit:

Course Content

• Introduction
• Negligence
• Duty of Care
• Neighbour Principle
• Duty of Care: Special Situations
• Standard of Care
• Causation & Damage
• Defences
• Defamation
• Nuisance
• Rylands v Fletcher
• Occupiers’ Liability
• Trespass to Land
• Trespass to the Person
• Liability for Defective Products
• Limitation of Actions
• Damages

Reading List

Main Text:
A Casebook on the Irish Law of Torts - McMahon & Binchy (Butterworth)

Additional Reading:
Torts in Ireland - E Quill (Gill & Macmillan)
The Law of Torts - Burke & Corbett (Round Hall)