Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability (7th Edition)

Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability is divided into two parts: chapters covering the general law around professional liability - the duties, remedies, defences, litigation, human rights issues - are followed by detailed chapters covering individual professions in turn.

The new edition:

• Offers comprehensive coverage of the law of professional liability
• Discusses the difference between contractual liability and tortuous liability
• Provides essential reference point as it aids practitioner’s in establishing whether a duty of care exists , whether it has been breached, the cause and remedies available
• Considers the duties, obligations and standard of skill of professionals to help establish if a duty of care has been breached
• Explains the nature of fiduciary duties including unauthorised profits and undue influence
• Investigates the nature and scope of Professional Indemnity Insurance
• Provides quick access expert guidance on available defences including equitable defences
• Analyses the impact of Human Rights on Professionals
• Covers the different liabilities and standard of skills for professionals operating in a variety of industry sectors
• Separate chapters on individual professions – providing commentary from the start of an action through to adjudication and damages
• Covers the following professions:

1. Construction Professionals
2. Surveyors
3. Solicitors
4. Barristers
5. Financial Practitioners
6. Insurance Brokers
7. Accountants
8. Auditors
9. Actuaries
10. Information Technology Professionals
11. Patent and Trademark Attorneys

• Discusses the FSA and financial regulations
• Updated with the latest case law and legal developments