Todd on Torts, 9th edition

Todd on Torts is the definitive tort work for law students and practitioners. It is the most frequently cited book in decisions of the New Zealand courts, a testament to its exemplary standards and authoritative reputation.

Major new or rewritten topics include:

• The impact of tikanga Māori on the developing common law of torts
• Using proceedings in tort as a means of controlling global warming
• The scope of the duty of care and the relationship between the duty issue and the cause of harm
• Liability issues arisng out of a biosecurity failure at New Zealand’s borders
• The direct liability of parent companies for the torts of their subsidiaries
• Visual intrusion into property as constituting a nuisance
• The ambit of the elements of vicarious liability
• A host of new decisions examine these and many other interesting topics and fields of inquiry.