Lawyers, law students, and the legally confused... The key cases you used to know, should know or need to know... about Tort - Negligence, Nuisance, and Personal Injury.

Grouped in categories including: Duty of Care, Standard of Care, Causation, Nuisance, Vicarious Liability and Pure Economic Loss.

The English Law of Tort, the foundation for all Common Law systems, was created by a series of case law.

For each case there are key points to remember, a summary and link to wikipedia. Where available you can also read the case in full on BAILII.

We've also handpicked an image that will help you to remember the case and its facts!

Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, Anns v Merton London Borough Council, Bailey v Ministry of Defence, Baker v. T E Hopkins & Son Ltd, Baker v Willoughby, Bamford v Turnley, Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Company, Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee, Caparo Industries plc v Dickman, Derry v Peek, Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd, Hughes v Lord Advocate, Miller v Jackson, Nettleship v Weston, Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v The Miller Steamship Co, Rose v Plenty, Rylands v Fletcher, Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co and many more!