LawExpress: Tort Law (8th edn) by Emily Finch & Stefan Fafinski

 LawExpress: Tort Law (8th edn) by Emily Finch & Stefan Fafinski is one of Pearson's best-selling revision guides for a qualifying law degree, which should be relevant for any University law course in England and Wales. This is a comprehensive and holistic revision guide covering a range of areas in the law of tort, including negligence, trespass, defamation, privacy, defences and remedies, and a number of other areas. Not all Universities cover all the main topics of Tort law, but this guide sufficiently covers all areas, making it as relevant as possible to as many students as possible regardless of any differences between different universities.

I really like all the LawExpress revision guides as either a starting point for Law revision or as pre-reading before lectures, and the tort revision guide is no exception. I have even been able to self-study some topics of tort which I did not cover as part of my degree, but I feel are important for a good tort exam answer. Finch and Fafinski use incredibly clear language throughout the book, but they lack confusing academic language, which is full of jargon and often leaves the student thinking what it is they should have picked up from that reading. Clarity is further increased through the use of topic maps, topic and case summaries, sample essays, and problem questions. The exam and revision advice is also very helpful, this is especially the case at the degree level where such information is not as readily spoken about by some lecturers. The diagrams are another great feature, meaning the variety of ways of presenting key information makes the guide more accessible to more people.

There is nothing I can really say I dislike about the revision guide. At times the revision guide may use different cases but that is a mixture of both lecturers' preference for cases as well as how law is never stood still and is constantly moving, making it common that key cases change by the time many books go to publication, so this is not a matter I can complain about in the book. However, I should remind the student that they should check their own tort law syllabus and ensure that they are covering the correct material during the revision process. It is important to mention that as this is a revision guide, it obviously lacks some of the details which would have been covered in lectures or tutorials so it is therefore important that the law student does not use it as their sole and only method of revision.

Altogether, I rate this book 3 stars, making it a good book because it is a holistic and easy-to-understand tort law revision guide which is very student-friendly. It tries to accommodate different styles of learners, including those who learn best by reading, studying diagrams and learning practically such as through sample questions. This therefore, makes a good book for either pre-reading or as a start for revision so I would definitely recommend.