The Nature of tortious liability -- Negligence: the duty of care -- Negligence: economics loss -- Negligence: psychiatric illness -- Negligence: breach of duty -- Causation and remoteness -- Employers' liability -- Occupiers' liability -- Strict liability statutes -- Nuisance and the rule in rylands v fletcher -- Trespass -- The Economics torts -- Defamation -- Defences to defamation -- Privacy (or misuse of private information) -- General defences and extinction of liability -- Remedies