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Local Authority Liability - Couverture rigide

Morrell, John

 
9781846611278: Local Authority Liability

Présentation de l'éditeur

This well-established and popular work provides a comprehensive survey of the legal liability of local authorities, written by a team of leading solicitors and barristers specialising in local authority liability claims. Local Authority Liability comprises an invaluable overview of the nature and extent of the liability of local Authorities together with specialist chapters on the core areas of local authority activity including Education, Social Services, Occupier s Liability, Employer s Liability, Highways, Environmental Damage and Trees. This new edition has been revised and updated to take account of the latest developments including: claims in respect of mesothelioma following Barker v Corus UK Ltd limitation and the effect of A v Hoare on the test for establishing claimant s date of knowledge and the courts discretion to disapply limitation period the continuing impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 including the development of new causes of action and the effect of existing common law new case-law dealing with sections 41 (duty to maintain) and 58 (test for statutory defence) of the Highways Act 1980.

Revue de presse

Accessible and well organised ... practical and relevant ... a useful addition to any law library --New Law Journal

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

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