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| Acknowledgments |
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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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Table of European Secondary Legislation |
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1 | (9) |
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Section 1 Examples of Torts |
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1 | (3) |
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Section 2 The Aims of the Law of Torts |
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4 | (4) |
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8 | (2) |
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2 Negligence: The Basic Principles of Duty of Care |
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10 | (25) |
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11 | (8) |
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Section 2 The Unforeseeable Claimant |
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19 | (5) |
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Section 3 Policy factors---'Fair and Reasonable' |
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24 | (11) |
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3 Breach of Duty: The Standard of Care |
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35 | (22) |
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Section 1 The Reasonable Man---The Level of Reasonable Risk |
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36 | (4) |
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Section 2 The Skill of the Defendant |
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40 | (10) |
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Section 3 Other Relevant Factors in the Standard of Care Owed |
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50 | (6) |
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Section 4 A Statutory Version |
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56 | (1) |
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4 Causation and Remoteness of Damage |
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57 | (28) |
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57 | (14) |
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Section 2 Remoteness of Damage |
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71 | (14) |
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5 Special Duty Problems: Omissions |
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85 | (4) |
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6 Special Duty Problems: Liability of Public Bodies |
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89 | (21) |
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90 | (14) |
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Section 2 The Effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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104 | (6) |
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7 Special Duty Problems: Psychiatric Injury |
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110 | (14) |
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Section 1 The Primary Victim |
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110 | (4) |
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Section 2 The Secondary Victim |
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114 | (10) |
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8 Special Duty Problems: Statements, Services and Economic Loss |
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124 | (24) |
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Section 1 By Whom a Duty is Owed |
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125 | (6) |
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Section 2 To Whom the Duty is Owed |
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131 | (8) |
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Section 3 Liability to Third Parties |
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139 | (7) |
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Section 4 The Effect of a Clause Disclaiming Responsibility |
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146 | (2) |
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9 Special Duty Problems: Acts and Economic Loss |
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148 | (11) |
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10 Special Duty Problems: Contract and Duty of Care |
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159 | (12) |
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Section 1 Concurrent Liability |
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160 | (2) |
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Section 2 Liability to Third Parties |
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162 | (9) |
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11 Special Duty Problems: Defective Structures |
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171 | (8) |
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12 Special Duty Problems: Unborn Children, Wrongful Life and Wrongful Birth |
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179 | (7) |
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Section 1 Injuries to Unborn Children |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (3) |
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13 Defences to Negligence |
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186 | (22) |
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Section 1 Contributory Negligence |
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186 | (8) |
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194 | (5) |
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Section 3 Exclusion Clauses and Notices |
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199 | (2) |
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Section 4 Participating in an Unlawful Act |
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201 | (7) |
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14 Damages for Death and Personal Injuries |
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208 | (13) |
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Section 1 Types of Action for Damages |
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208 | (5) |
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Section 2 Calculation of Loss of Earnings |
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213 | (6) |
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Section 3 Intangible Losses |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (20) |
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Section 1 Who is an Employee? |
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222 | (4) |
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Section 2 Liability of the Employee |
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226 | (4) |
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Section 3 The Course of Employment |
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230 | (9) |
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Section 4 Liability for Independent Contractors |
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239 | (2) |
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16 Breach of Statutory Duty |
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241 | (6) |
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247 | (18) |
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Section 1 Liability for Negligence |
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247 | (3) |
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Section 2 Strict Liability |
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250 | (15) |
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265 | (25) |
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Section 1 Occupiers' Liability and Negligence |
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267 | (3) |
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Section 2 Who is an Occupier? |
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270 | (3) |
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Section 3 Who is a Visitor? |
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273 | (2) |
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Section 4 The Duty Owed to visitors |
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275 | (3) |
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Section 5 The Duty Owed to Trespassers and Other Non-Visitors |
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278 | (9) |
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Section 6 Exclusion of Liability |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (32) |
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Section 1 Public and Private Nuisance |
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290 | (3) |
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Section 2 Private Nuisance: The Interests Protected |
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293 | (8) |
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Section 3 Reasonable User |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (5) |
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Section 5 Remoteness of Damage |
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307 | (2) |
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Section 6 Statutory Authority and Planning Permission |
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309 | (4) |
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Section 7 The Effect of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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313 | (3) |
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316 | (6) |
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20 Liability for the Escape of Dangerous Things |
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322 | (16) |
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Section 1 The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher |
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322 | (8) |
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Section 2 Liability for Fires |
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330 | (3) |
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Section 3 Liability for Nuclear Escapes |
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333 | (5) |
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338 | (9) |
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Section 1 Statutory Liability for Dangerous Species |
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341 | (1) |
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Section 2 Statutory Liability for Non-Dangerous Species |
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341 | (4) |
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345 | (2) |
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22 Trespass to the Person |
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347 | (15) |
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Section 1 Trespass and Negligence |
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347 | (3) |
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Section 2 Battery and Assault |
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350 | (3) |
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Section 3 False Imprisonment |
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353 | (5) |
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Section 4 Selected defences to Trespass to the Person |
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358 | (4) |
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362 | (9) |
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24 Wrongful Interference with Goods |
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371 | (13) |
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Section 1 Trespass to Goods and Conversion |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (10) |
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384 | (48) |
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385 | (3) |
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Section 2 Who Can Be Liable? |
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388 | (6) |
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Section 3 The Meaning of `Defamatory' |
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394 | (5) |
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Section 4 What Do the Words Used Mean? |
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399 | (5) |
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Section 5 Do the Words Refer to the Claimant? |
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404 | (2) |
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406 | (2) |
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408 | (3) |
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Section 8 Qualified Privilege |
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411 | (12) |
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423 | (9) |
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26 Privacy and the Intentional Infliction of Distress |
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432 | (35) |
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Section 1 The Intentional Infliction of Distress |
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432 | (5) |
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437 | (6) |
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Section 3 Breach of Confidence |
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443 | (24) |
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