Tort Law in one hour

Learn the key elements of the Law of Tort in England and Wales. We start with a short presentation of the origins and development of tort law, before discussing the bases of liability. We then explain in some detail the concepts of the duty of care, standard of care, causation, remoteness and defences. We pay specific attention to claims for battery, assault, false imprisonment and intentional harm, before concluding with a discussion of the tort of defamation.

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00:00 Basics of Tort Law
01:01 History of Tort Law
04:28 Bases of tort liability
09:40 The duty of care
14:11 The standard of care
18:38 Causation and remoteness
23:34 Defences
27:45 Tort of battery
32:46 Tort of assault
37:33 False imprisonment
42:31 Intentional harm
47:23 Defamation