Part 1.Law of Tort and Statutory Compensation
1. Scope of the Law of Torts.
2. General Principles of Liability
3. Classification of Torts: Specific Torts
4. Wrongs to Person
5. False Imprisonment
6. Defamation
7. Trespass to Land
8. Trespass to Goods
9. Deceit and Negligent Misstatement
10. Remoteness of Damage
11. Novus Actus Interveniens and Nervous Shock
12. Negligence
13. Contributory Negligence
14. Nuisance
15. Injury to Servitudes
16. Cases of Strict Liability
17. Animals
18. Dangerous Chattels
19. Liability of Occupiers of Dangerous Lands and Structures
20. Duty to Children
21. Economic Torts
22. Interference with Freedom of Contract and Business-Intimidation
23. Slander of Title or Injurious Falsehood
24. Passing off
25. Abuse of Legal Procedure
26. Miscellaneous and Doubtful Torts—Franchise
27. Right of Privacy
28. General Defences
29. Capacity of Parties
30. Master and Servant
31. Joint Tortfeasors
32. Remedies
33. Damages
34. Successive Actions on Same Facts
35. Foreign Torts
36. Extra-Judicial Remedies
37. Discharge of Torts
38. Effect of Death of Parties in Torts

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