The Protection of Property Rights Through Tort Law

This book analyses the problems caused by relying on tort law mechanisms to protect tangible property interests in the common law and suggests a new way of thinking to rectify these issues. Using cases throughout, the book will be useful to students, scholars, and practitioners within the fields of property law, tort law and private law.

List of contents

1. Introduction
Part I: The Foundations of the Tortious Protection of Property
2. Property: What is the 'Property' that Needs Protecting Through Tort Law
3. Tort Law and an Introduction to the Property Torts
Part II: The Implications of Relying on Tort Law to Protect Property
4. Bringing a Claim: The Influence of 'Loss-Thinking'
5. Remedying an Interference with Property
Part III: A New Solution for the Tortious Protection of Property
6. Implications and a Suggestion Already Made
7. A New Proposal
8. Conclusion

About the author

Victoria Evans (Née Ball) is a Lecturer in Private Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London. Her research interests lie predominantly in the intersection of Property Law and Tort Law, with a specific interest on the 'Property Torts'. Prior to her appointment at KCL she completed her PhD at the University of Leicester and her LLM and LLB at the University of Birmingham.

Product details

• Authors: Evans Victoria
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032677125
• ISBN: 978-1-032-67712-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / General, LAW / Torts, LAW / Property, contract law, Law & society, Private International Law & Conflict Of Laws, Law and society, sociology of law, Law of torts, damages and compensation, Torts / Delicts, Conveyancing law, Private international law and conflict of laws