Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Table of International Instruments |
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Introduction |
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1 | (8) |
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PART ONE PRINCIPLES AND POLICY OF NEGLIGENCE |
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9 | (570) |
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1 An Action For Damages in Perspective |
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11 | (20) |
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1 The Bradford football fire |
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11 | (5) |
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16 | (12) |
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3 Civil Justice Reforms and Funding of Civil Actions |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (54) |
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32 | (28) |
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60 | (5) |
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3 Proximity and Failure to Prevent Harm |
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65 | (20) |
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3 Duty Of Care: Special Problems |
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85 | (88) |
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1 Liability of Public Authorities |
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85 | (39) |
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124 | (32) |
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3 Wrongful Conception, Wrongful Birth, and the Unborn Child |
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156 | (17) |
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173 | (116) |
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1 The Origins of the Rule against the Recovery of Negligently Caused Economic Loss |
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178 | (5) |
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2 What Is Pure Economic Loss? |
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183 | (31) |
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3 The Hedley Byrne Exception |
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214 | (10) |
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4 The Basis and Development of the Hedley Byrne Exception |
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224 | (56) |
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5 The Measure of Damages under Hedley Byrne: The `Scope' of the Duty |
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280 | (9) |
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289 | (56) |
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292 | (22) |
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2 Application of the Standard of Care |
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314 | (23) |
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3 Aids in Discharging the Burden of Proof |
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337 | (8) |
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6 Causation and Remoteness of Damage |
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345 | (80) |
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346 | (46) |
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2 Selection among Operative Factual Causes |
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392 | (17) |
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3 Foreseeability of the Kind of Damage |
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409 | (6) |
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4 Development of The Wagon Mound Doctrine |
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415 | (10) |
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7 Defences: Contributory Negligence, Volenti Non Fit Injuria, Exclusion Of Liability, And Illegality And Public Policy |
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425 | (68) |
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1 Contributory Negligence |
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427 | (23) |
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2 Volenti non fit injuria |
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450 | (16) |
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466 | (5) |
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4 Illegality and Public Policy |
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471 | (22) |
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493 | (86) |
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1 The Aims of an Award of Damages |
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493 | (28) |
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521 | (56) |
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577 | (2) |
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PART TWO SPECIFIC DUTIES AND INTERESTS |
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579 | (484) |
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9 Liability For Defective Premises |
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581 | (46) |
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581 | (34) |
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2 Non-occupiers' Liability for Premises |
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615 | (12) |
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627 | (56) |
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628 | (17) |
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645 | (24) |
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669 | (14) |
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12 Breach Of Statutory Duty |
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683 | (48) |
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1 Express Creation of New Torts |
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683 | (4) |
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2 Express Exclusion of Civil Remedy |
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687 | (1) |
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3 Creation of New Torts by Judicial Interpretation of Statutes |
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687 | (34) |
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4 The Scope of Protection |
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721 | (4) |
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725 | (2) |
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6 A Note on Health and Safety Legislation |
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727 | (4) |
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13 Intentional Interference With The Person |
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731 | (70) |
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1 Trespass, Intention, and Negligence |
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732 | (8) |
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740 | (6) |
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746 | (17) |
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4 The `Tort in Wilkinson v Downton' and Harassment |
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763 | (12) |
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775 | (26) |
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14 Interference With Land |
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801 | (84) |
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801 | (7) |
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808 | (1) |
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808 | (50) |
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4 Escape of Dangerous Things from Land |
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858 | (25) |
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883 | (2) |
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15 Intentional Economic Torts |
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885 | (82) |
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889 | (25) |
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2 Inducing Breach of Contract |
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914 | (23) |
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3 Causing Loss by Unlawful Means---the `Unlawful Means Tort' |
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937 | (15) |
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952 | (15) |
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16 Interests In Reputation---Defamation |
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967 | (96) |
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1 Defamation and Freedom of Expression |
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968 | (7) |
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975 | (5) |
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3 Words or Matter Defamatory of the Claimant |
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980 | (18) |
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4 The Distinction between Defamation and Malicious Falsehoods |
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998 | (3) |
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1001 | (11) |
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1012 | (21) |
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1033 | (14) |
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8 The Distinction between Libel and Slander |
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1047 | (4) |
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1051 | (12) |
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PART THREE LOSS DISTRIBUTION |
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1063 | (114) |
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1065 | (56) |
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1 Justification for Vicarious Liability |
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1066 | (3) |
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2 Relationship of Employer and Employee |
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1069 | (9) |
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3 Relationships beyond Employment |
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1078 | (11) |
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4 Connection between the Relationship of the Tortfeasor and the Defendant and the Act of the Tortfeasor |
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1089 | (20) |
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5 Liability for Independent Contractors |
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1109 | (6) |
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6 Employer's Liability to Employees |
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1115 | (6) |
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1121 | (24) |
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1122 | (9) |
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2 Contribution between Tortfeasors |
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1131 | (14) |
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20 Insurance And Compensation |
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1145 | (32) |
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1 The Relationship between Insurance and Tort Liability |
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1147 | (6) |
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2 Compulsory Insurance Provisions |
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1153 | (7) |
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1160 | (3) |
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1163 | (4) |
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5 Other Compensation Systems |
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1167 | (5) |
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6 The Future of Compensation |
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1172 | (5) |
Further Reading |
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1177 | (2) |
Index |
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