{"id":103347,"date":"2025-03-27T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T06:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/?p=103347"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:14:58","slug":"prof-normann-witzleb-has-published-a-co-edited-book-tort-law-and-practice-in-hong-kong-4th-edn-sweet-maxwell-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.law.cuhk.edu.hk\/app\/prof-normann-witzleb-has-published-a-co-edited-book-tort-law-and-practice-in-hong-kong-4th-edn-sweet-maxwell-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Normann WITZLEB has published a co-edited book, Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th edn (Sweet &amp; Maxwell, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"103347\" class=\"elementor elementor-103347\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-434a9ceb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"434a9ceb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in-out&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:40,&quot;end&quot;:60}},&quot;background_motion_fx_range&quot;:&quot;viewport&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123cbfa3\" data-id=\"123cbfa3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f029d7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f029d7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63b77759\" data-id=\"63b77759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481ecd4c news-cate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"481ecd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>News<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5a8beb news-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b5a8beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Normann WITZLEB has published a co-edited book, Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 4th edn (Sweet &amp; 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He is also the author of the chapters &#8220;The nature and function of tort law&#8221;, &#8220;Trespass to the person&#8221;, &#8220;Rylands v Fletcher liability&#8221; and &#8220;Economic torts&#8221; in this book.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong <\/em>is the authoritative work on tort law in Hong Kong and frequently cited in court. In over 30 chapters, this book covers all important aspects of liability for civil wrongs in Hong Kong. Written by an expert team of practitioners and academics, the new edition&nbsp; has been thoroughly revised to take account of the many recent developments in this ever-dynamic area of law. 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