Présentation de l'éditeur :
Tripping and slipping cases form a large part of the personal injury lawyers practice. Not all cases are straight-forward, many involve complex questions of law engaging various legal disciplines. The APIL Guide to Tripping and Slipping Cases is intended as a one-stop text covering all the legal disciplines that can come into play in a trip or slip case. It covers all the relevant areas of law Local Government, Landlord and Tenant, Occupier's Liability, Highways, Factories and Health and Safety at Work and gives detailed guidance on the applicable procedure, together with precedent material. This work will take account of important changes principally to the substantive law, especially in relation to the Highways Act 1980, such as Jones v Rhondda Taff Cynon County Borough Council (on reasonable foreseeability under s 41, HA 1980); DTER v Mott MacDonald (on accumulation of water); and Atkins v Ealing LBC (on statutory defence). CONTENTS Selecting the defendant The liability of landlords The definition, classification and creation Miscellaneous statutory duties The structure of local government Preparing a case The statutory duty of highways authorities to maintain Negligence Nuisance The liability of occupier Appendices o Precedents o Case summaries o Health and safety and risk assessment
Biographie de l'auteur :
Ben Bradley, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers Charles Foster, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
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