Law of Torts

"McMahon and Binchy remains the textbook of choice for litigators. The authors are no longer the young Turks they were when they broke new ground in the early 1980s. However, in the words of a Supreme Court judge, they remain 'brilliant examples of the academics who emerged from a new generation of lawyers.'" --The Law Society Gazette

The Hon Mr. Justice Bryan M.E. McMahon, retired Judge of the High Court, BCL, LLB, LLM (Harvard), Ph D, LLD (honoris causa University College Dublin, 2012), Professor of Law at University College Cork until 1987 when he retired to become a Senior Partner in the firm of Houlihan McMahon, Ennis, County Clare and part time Professor of Law at NUIG. Formerly Chair of many public bodies including The Crime Forum (1999), The National Archives Advisory Council and The Irish University Quality Board. Currently, Chairman of the Abbey Theatre and of the Governing Body of University College Cork. William Binchy is a practising barrister. He was Special Legal Advisor to the Irish Department of Justice (1974-1976), Research Counsellor to the Law Reform Commission (1976-1992), Regius Professor of Laws, Trinity College Dublin (1992-2012), Commissioner, Irish Human Rights Commission (2001-2011), Visiting Fellow, Corpus Christi College Cambridge (Michaelmas term, 2002) and Visiting Fellow, Institute of European and Comparative Law, Oxford (June, 2011).

Overview of the Law of Torts; Causation; Remoteness; Concurrent Wrongdoers: Joint and Several Tortfeasors; Negligence; The Duty of Care; The Standard of Care; Affirmative Duties; Proof of Negligence; Negligence and Economic Loss; Manufacturers' and Producers' Liability for Defective Products; Occupiers' Liability; Liability of Vendors, Lessors and Builders for Quality and Fitness of Premises; Professional Negligence; Negligence on the Roads; Negligent Care of Children; Negligently Inflicted Psychiatric Damage; Employers' Liability; Public Authorities; Defences; Statutory Duties and Rights; Trespass to the Person; Trespass to Land; Nuisance; The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher; Liability for Fire; Liability for Injuries caused by Animals; Trespass to Goods; Detinue; Conversion; Passing Off; Torts Affecting Business Relations; Torts Affecting Family Relations; Defamation; Deceit and Injurious Falsehood; Misuse of Process; The Right to Privacy; Liability of the State; Corporations, Partnerships, Unincorporated Bodies and Trade Unions; Minors and Mentally Ill Persons; Survival of Actions on Death; Fatal Injuries; Vicarious Liability; Damages; Injunctions; Limitations.