There are also new sections on diseases, sports liability, road users, public authority liability, child abuse, omissions, and online defamation. 

New decisions considered include:

• Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4 (negligence – duty of care);
• Monat Investment Ltd v All persons in occupation etc [2023] HKCA 479 (illegality defence);
• Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15 (vicarious liability); 
• CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 (vicarious liability);
• Fearn v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 (nuisance);
• Jonathan Lu v Paul Chan Mo Po [2018] HKCFA 11 (defamation – qualified privilege).

Authors include:

Editor-in-Chief

Mr Justice Kemal Bokhary GBM, NPJ

General Editors

Dr Normann Witzleb is an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, Faculty of Law. He has published widely on torts, remedies and privacy laws. He is admitted as a Barrister of the High Court of Australia and a Legal Practitioner of the Australian Capital Territory.

Dr Neerav Srivastava is a Lecturer at Deakin Law School specialising in law and technology, in particular digital platforms and artificial intelligence. Dr Srivastava recently completed his PhD at Monash University. He has been cited in Hong Kong courts, published in respected journals, and won publication prizes. He was awarded a scholarship prize in his PCLL studies.

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