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Proof of Causation in Tort Law

Proof of Causation in Tort Law

Name: Proof of Causation in Tort Law
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107049109
Price: 1727.57 HKD
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Author: Sandy Steel
ISBN: 9781107049109

By Sandy Steel

Cambridge University Press September 2015

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ISBN-13: 9781107049109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Causation is a foundational concept in tort law: a claimant must demonstrate that the defendant's conduct was a cause of the harm suffered in order for damages to be awarded.

Proof of Causation in Tort Law provides a critical, comparative and theoretical analysis of the general rules of causation underlying the tort laws of England, Germany and France, as well as the exceptional departures from these rules which each system has made. Exploring the different approaches to uncertainty over causation in tort law, Sandy Steel defends the justifiability of these exceptions, and categorises and examines the kinds of exceptional rules suggested by the case law and literature.

Critically engaged with both the theoretical literature and current legal doctrine, this book will be of interest to private law scholars, judges and legal practitioners.

Preface

Table of cases

Introduction

1. Causal concepts and causal questions in tort law

2. General proof of causation rules

3. Justifying proof of causation

4. Defendant indeterminacy: full liability and proportional liability

5. Full liability beyond defendant indeterminacy

6. Probabilistic liability

Conclusion.

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