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Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence 14th Edition: 2nd Supplement

Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence 14th Edition: 2nd Supplement

Author: Peter Morton; Christopher Walton; Richard Hyde; Mark Armitage
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414077188

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414071124
Published In: June 2020
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence is the principal guide to a complex area of the law, providing unrivalled depth of analysis into the tort of negligence. The Second Cumulative Supplement to the Fourteenth Edition brings the main work up to date with all the recent developments including:

In the Supreme Court

GN v Poole BC [2019] UKSC 25
Vedanta Resources plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20
Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] UKSC 50
Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5

In the Court of Appeal

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation v Goldscheider [2019] EWCA Civ 711
Mackenzie -v- Alcoa Manufacturing (GB) Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 2110
Seddon v Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency [2019] EWCA Civ 14
Lessees and Management Company of Herons Court v Heronslea Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1423

Features

Sets out comprehensively the general principles, covering duty of care and liability issues under the tort of negligence including the Christian Brothers test to establish vicarious liability
Shows how the principles developed through the application of the common law and explains how the law of negligence has been applied in the UK and Commonwealth jurisdictions
Explains what remedies may be available, including damages, and investigates the remoteness of damages as a remedy
Explains the burden of proof in negligence cases
Demonstrates the defences and discharges from liability
Demonstrates the standard of care principle in relation to persons professing some special skill, highways and transport, employee employer relationship
Provides an essential reference for every negligence case whether it is to do with personal injury including resulting in death, property, product liability and injury caused by animals and death