Charlesworth and Percy on negligence / edited by Christopher Walton.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2018.

14th edition

88500

Negligence.

Negligence -- England.

Negligence -- Wales.

Negligence, Contributory -- England.

Negligence, Contributory -- Wales.

Part I: General principles

1. The meaning of negligence

i. Negligence as a state of mind

ii. Negligence as careless conduct

iii. Negligence as the breach of a duty to take care

2. The duty to take care

i. Concept of a duty of care

ii. The kind of conduct

iii. The kind of harm

iv. The kind of claimant - v. The kind of defendant

3. Parties and vicarious liability

4. Principal defences and discharges from liability

i. Contributory negligence

ii. Agreement to runt the risk:"Volenti Non Fit Injuria"

iii. Limitation of action

iv. Other defences

5. Causation and remoteness of damage

i. Introduction

ii. Cause in fact

iii. Cause in law

iv. Remoteness of damage

6. Proof and damages

i. Proof: generally

ii. Damages generally

iii. Heads of damages and their assessment

7. Vicarious liability and non-delegable duties

i. Vicarious liability

ii. Non-delegable duties

Part II: Standard of care

8. The standard of care

i. The reasonable care standard generally

ii. Matters taken into account

9. Dangerous premises

i. The premises

ii. The occupier

iii. The visitor

iv. The duty owed

v. Liability of non-occupiers --vi. Liability of vendors, lessors, builders and local authorities

vii. Liability to trespassers and persons other than visitors

viii. Liability to persons on adjoining premises

10. Persons professing some special skill

i. Actions against skilled persons generally

ii. Accountants and auditors

iii. Architects, quantity surveyors, structural and other engineers, building contractors

iv. Auctioneers

v. Bankers and finance companies

vi. Barristers

vii. Dentists --viii. Medical practitioners

ix. Hospitals and health authorities

x. Insurance agents and brokers

xi. Nurses

xii. Quasi-arbitrators

xiii. Schools and schoolteachers --xiv. Solicitors

xv. Stockbrokers

xvi. Valuers, estate agents and surveyors

xvii. Veterinary surgeons and practitioners

11. Highways and transport

i. Highways

ii. Carriers

iii. Highway users and collisions

12. Employment at common law

i. Common law duty of employer

ii. Liability between fellow employees

iii. Liability of employee to employer

Part III: Statutory duty

13. Liability for breach of statutory duty

i. Introduction

ii. Categories of breach of statutory duty

iii. When and action may be brought

iv. Civil liability and health and safety regulations

v. Burden and standard of proof of a breach of statutory duty

vi. Defences to action for breach of statutory duty

vii. Examples of statutory duty

Part IV: Absolute or strict liability

14. Dangerous things: Rylands v. Fletcher

i. Principles of liability

ii. Defences

iii. Water

iv. Fire

v. Gas

vi. Electricity

vii. Explosions and explosives

viii. Firearms

ix. Poison and pollution

x. Nuclear installations

xi. Aircraft and spacecraft

15. Animals

i. Introduction

ii. Strict liability for damage done by animals generally

iii. Strict liability for injury caused to livestock by dogs

iv. Strict liability for damage done by straying livestock

v. Liability for animals straying on to highways

vi. Wider liabilities at common law

16. Products liability

i. Consumer protection

ii. Liability in contract

iii. Liability under the Consumer Protection Act --iv. Liability in negligence

v. Liability for defective digital content

Part V: Death

17. Death and causes of action

i. The common law

ii. The accrual of a cause of action --iii. The survival of a cause of action

Part VI: Miscellaneous matters

18. Insurance and other compensation schemes

i. Compulsory insurance

ii. The Motor Insurers' Bureau

iii. Criminal injuries compensation.

The foremost guide to this complex area of the law, Charlesworth and Percy on Negligence provides an exhaustive reference guide written by a mixed team of practitioners and academics on the torts of negligence and nuisance. Building on the excellence of previous editions, the 14th edition considers all the latest caselaw plus an enhanced discussion on vicarious liability and non-delegable duties. - Publisher's website.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Previous ed. 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780414067141

ccxcii, 1354 pages ; 25 cm