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Local Authority Liability, 5th Edition

Local Authority Liability, 5th Edition

Author: John Morrell
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
ISBN: 9781846613210
Published In: March 2012
Format: Hardback
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This well-established and popular work provides a comprehensive survey of the legal liabilities of local authorities, written by a team of specialists in local authority liability claims.

It comprises an invaluable overview of the nature and extent of the liability of local authorities, together with specialist chapters on the core areas of activity including education, social services, occupier’s liability, employer’s liability, highways, environmental damage and trees.

This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of the latest developments including:

Latest cases on general duties owed by Local Authorities including Mitchell v Glasgow,X & Y v Hounslow, VL v Oxfordshire and Glaister v Appleby
The development in the law relating to child abuse claims, particularly limitation
Latest judicial attitude to the liability of teachers and local authorities when supervising children in cases such as Orchard v Lee, Webster v Ridgway and Palmer v Cornwall County Council
The Human Rights Act 1998 in failure to educate claims, A v Essex County Council
Claims under the Occupiers Liability Acts 1957 and 1984 and the impact of ‘socially desirable activities’ on the test for breach of duty, including Harvey v Plymouth County Council, The Scout Association v Barnes and Uren v Corporate Leisure (UK) Limited
Court of Appeal cases dealing with the duty to maintain and statutory defence under sections 41 and 58 of the Highways Act 1980, including Russell v West Sussex County Council and Esdale v Dover County Council and Wilkinson v York County Council
Liability for trees including Micklewright v Surrey County Council and Bowen v National Trust

Local Authority Liability is essential reading for all lawyers dealing with general common law and public sector claims, local authority risk managers and insurance industry professionals dealing with the public sector.

Introduction to Duties Owed by Local Authorities
The Human Rights Act 1998
Social Services
Education -The Liability of Teachers and Local Education Authorities
Housing and Occupier's Liability
Employer's Liability
Highways
Environmental Liabilities
Advice and Information
Emergency Services
Trees

General Editors
John Morrell Director, DWF LLP
His Honour Judge Richard Foster South Eastern Circuit

Contributors
Edward Faulks QC 1 Chancery Lane
Angus Piper Barrister, 1 Chancery Lane
Andrew Warnock Barrister, 1 Chancery Lane
Mark Whittaker Partner, DWF LLP

"accessible and well organised ... practical and relevant ... a useful addition to any law library"
New Law Journal - review of second edition

"an indispensable component of every local authority law library"
New Law Journal - review of third edition

"Each chapter gives practical insight and a wealth of first instance authority"
Infolio

"If you're a lawyer dealing with general common law and public sector claims, or a local authority or insurance industry professional, you need this book... if you're involved professionally with any of the issues pertaining to local authority liability, this book should be regarded as an essential purchase for its comprehensive survey of local authority liability.."
Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers