Norchaya Talib on Torts in Malaysia, Student Edition, New edtion (Law of Torts)

Replace Law of Torts, this is new edition

Editor

Ahnaf Azmi
Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

Contributors

Zalina Abdul Halim
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

Faizah Nazri Abd Rahman
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

Mohammad Firdaus bin Abdul Aziz
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

Usharani Balasingam
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

Nadhratul Wardah Salman
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

Saroja Dhanapal
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University Kuala Lumpur

Overview

“I am confident that [Norchaya Talib on Torts in Malaysia] will become one of the main texts on the law of torts in Malaysia and just like the earlier editions of the late Professor Norchaya Talib’s books, this edition will also benefit many readers in this country.”

Dato’ Associate Professor Dr Johan Shamsuddin bin Dato’ Haji Sabaruddin
Dean, Faculty of Law University of Malaya

The law of torts is an important branch of private law which protects individuals against civil wrongs. This book which draws on the pedigree of the established Law of Torts in Malaysia by the late Professor Dr Norchaya Talib, covers not only the traditional torts such as negligence, nuisance, trespass, strict liability and defamation, but also explores the current aspects of the law of torts law in Malaysia.

There have been significant developments in Malaysian tort law in the past decade. The chapters have been updated and revised by a team of expert contributors to capture those developments in this new book. Maintaining the structure as per Professor Norchaya's noted work, this book attends to new areas and developments in the law of torts through the introduction of the tort of harassment; expanded analysis on the defense of illegality, exclusion clauses and damages; focus on the new developments in the law of defamation, altering the landscape of free speech; and consideration of the extension of vicarious liability. Two additional chapters are included to elaborate on underdeveloped areas such as the economic torts and privacy.

The concise discussions of the principles of the law as well as comprehensive analyses of relevant judicial decisions and legislative provisions will very much assist not only students learning the law of torts but also professionals researching on this subject. This book shall be the current lead reference on the law of torts in Malaysia.

KEY FEATURES

• Provides concise and clear statement of the principles of tort law as well as comprehensive analyses of case law and statutory provisions
• Explains key concepts in easy terms
• Contains additional discussion on the significant development of the law and recent key cases
• Explores the new tort of harassment
• Analyses court intervention in cases of police misconduct
• Discusses the current developments in the law of defamation
• Two new chapters - Economic and Other Torts (includes discussion of unlawful interference, conspiracy, and extended passing off) and Privacy

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Intentional Torts: Trespass to the Person
Chapter 3 Intentional Torts: Trespass to Land
Chapter 4 Intentional Torts: Interference with Goods
Chapter 5 General Defences
Chapter 6 Negligence: Duty of Care
Chapter 7 Negligence: Breach of Duty
Chapter 8 Negligence: Causation of Damage
Chapter 9 Defences to Negligence
Chapter 10 Negligence: Occupiers’ Liability
Chapter 11 Defamation
Chapter 12 Defences to Defamation
Chapter 13 Nuisance
Chapter 14 Strict Liability – Rylands v Fletcher
Chapter 15 Breach of Statutory Duty
Chapter 16 Vicarious Liability
Chapter 17 Remedies
Chapter 18 Economic and Other Torts
Chapter 19 Privacy