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Torts — Priestley subject guide & AU casebook map | caselaw · AU

Australia›Priestley 11›State

Torts

Negligence, intentional torts, vicarious liability, nervous shock, defamation. Civil Liability Acts overlay the common law.

Dominant casebooks

Torts: Commentary and Materials — Sappideen, Vines & Watson · Lawbook Co (13th)dominant
Australian Principles of Tort Law — Stewart & Stuhmcke · Federation Press (5th)

On the syllabus (briefs in progress)

CAL No 14 Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance Board CAL No 14 Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance Board (2009) 239 CLR 390
Imbree v McNeilly Imbree v McNeilly (2008) 236 CLR 510
Vairy v Wyong Shire Council Vairy v Wyong Shire Council (2005) 223 CLR 422
New South Wales v Lepore New South Wales v Lepore (2003) 212 CLR 511
Tame v New South Wales; Annetts v Australian Stations Pty Ltd Tame v New South Wales; Annetts v Australian Stations Pty Ltd (2002) 211 CLR 317
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199

Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.

Sullivan v Moody

Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562

Wyong Shire Council v Shirt Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40

Donoghue v Stevenson Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562