{"product_id":"delict-essentials-5th-edition-9781399515122","title":"Delict Essentials: 5th Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelict Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict. The book includes coverage of negligence, nuisance, occupiers liability, product liability, defamation, breach of confidence, liability for animals, breach of statutory duty, vicarious liability, defences, and remedies. The 5th edition has been updated and contains discussion of recent caselaw, including \u003ci\u003eTindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Thorley v Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Stoffel v Grondona.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 5th edition also includes discussion of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelict Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e will provide the undergraduate an essential study aid to a challenging and important area of the law of Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis McManus is Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Stirling and Emeritus Professor of Law at Edinburgh Napier University. He is the author of a number of textbooks including, \u003ci\u003eDelict Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e 4th edition (EUP, 2021), \u003ci\u003eScottish Environmental Law Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e (EUP, 2020), \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Law in Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e (SULI) and \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Law in Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e (EUP,2015). He has also contributed to many other books. He has a special interest in, and has published extensively on noise law. He is the National Treasurer and Scottish Chairman of the United Kingdom Noise Association (UKNA). He is also assistant editor and contributor to \u003ci\u003eScottish Planning and Environmental Law\u003c\/i\u003e (SPEL).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398611505426,"sku":"9781399515122","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd82e6ea-d4ca-4029-bb13-6ecf1f8db4ff.jpg?v=1729074500","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/delict-essentials-5th-edition-9781399515122","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}