| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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Table of Foreign Legislation |
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Table of Treaties and Conventions |
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xxxv | |
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Table of European Secondary Legislation |
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1 | (9) |
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1 | (3) |
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The Aims of the Law of Torts |
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4 | (4) |
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8 | (2) |
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Negligence: The Basic Principles of Duty of Care |
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10 | (25) |
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11 | (8) |
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The Unforeseeable Claimant |
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19 | (5) |
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Policy Factors---`Fair and Reasonable' |
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24 | (11) |
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Berach of Duty: The Standard of Care |
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35 | (23) |
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The Reasonable Man---The Level of Reasonable risk |
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36 | (4) |
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The Skill of the Defendant |
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40 | (11) |
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Other Relevant Factors in the Standard of Care Owed |
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51 | (6) |
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57 | (1) |
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Causation and Remoteness of Damage |
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58 | (27) |
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58 | (14) |
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72 | (13) |
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Speical Duty Problems: Omissions |
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85 | (4) |
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Special Duty Problems: Exercise of Statutory Powers |
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89 | (15) |
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Special Duty Problems: Psychiatric Injury |
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104 | (14) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (10) |
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Special Duty Pronlems: Statements, Services and Economic Loss |
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118 | (24) |
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119 | (6) |
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125 | (8) |
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Liability to Third Partles |
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133 | (7) |
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The Effect of a Clause Disclaiming Responsibility |
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140 | (2) |
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Special Duty Problems: Acts and Economic Loss |
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142 | (11) |
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Special Duty Problems: Contract and Duty of Care |
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153 | (12) |
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154 | (2) |
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Liability of Third Parties |
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156 | (9) |
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Special Duty Problems: Defective Structures |
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165 | (8) |
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Speical Duty Problems: Unborn Children, Wrongful Life and Wrongfull Birth |
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173 | (7) |
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Injuries to Unborn Children |
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173 | (3) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (20) |
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180 | (8) |
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188 | (4) |
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Exclusion Clauses and Notices |
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192 | (3) |
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Participating in an Unlawful Act |
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195 | (5) |
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Damages for Death and Personal Injuries |
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200 | (19) |
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Types of Action for Damages |
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200 | (5) |
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Calculation of Loss of Earnings |
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205 | (6) |
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211 | (2) |
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Deduction of Other Benefits |
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213 | (6) |
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219 | (22) |
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220 | (4) |
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Liability of the Employee |
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224 | (4) |
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228 | (9) |
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Liability for Independent Contractors and Others |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (6) |
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247 | (18) |
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247 | (3) |
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250 | (15) |
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265 | (25) |
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Occupeirs' Liability and Negligence |
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267 | (3) |
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270 | (3) |
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273 | (2) |
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The Duty Owed to Visitors |
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275 | (3) |
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The Duty Owed to Trespassers and Other Non-Vistors |
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278 | (9) |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (32) |
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Public and Private Nuisance |
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290 | (3) |
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Private Nuisancse: The Interests Protected |
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293 | (7) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (7) |
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308 | (2) |
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Statutory Authority and Planning Permission |
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310 | (4) |
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The Effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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314 | (3) |
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317 | (5) |
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Liability for the Escape of dangerous Things |
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322 | (16) |
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The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher |
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322 | (8) |
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330 | (3) |
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Liability for Nuclear Escapes |
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333 | (5) |
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338 | (9) |
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Statutory Liability for Dangerous Speices |
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341 | (1) |
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Statutory Liability for Non-Dangerours Species |
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341 | (3) |
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344 | (3) |
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347 | (15) |
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347 | (3) |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (5) |
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Selected Defences to Trespass to the Person |
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358 | (4) |
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362 | (9) |
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Wrongfull Interference with Goods |
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371 | (13) |
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Trespass to Goods and Conversion |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (10) |
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384 | (50) |
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385 | (3) |
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388 | (4) |
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The Meaning of `Defamatory' |
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392 | (4) |
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What Do the Words Used Mean? |
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396 | (6) |
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Do the Words Refer to the Claimant? |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (3) |
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408 | (17) |
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425 | (9) |
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Privacy and the Intertional Infliction of Distress |
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434 | (29) |
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The Intentional Infliction of Distress |
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434 | (5) |
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439 | (6) |
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445 | (18) |
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