Local Authority Liability

Foster, Richard and John Morrell:

ISBN 10: 0853087121 / ISBN 13: 9780853087120

Published by Jordans Ltd, 2001

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345 Seiten name entry, very good condition. Cover & pages without marks. --- The second edition of "Local Authority Liability" provides a comprehensive explanation of the wide-ranging common law and statutory liabilities facing local authorities. Local authorities are increasingly vulnerable to claims for damages - a trend reinforced by developing case law and the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998. It is therefore vital that local authority staff, professional advisers, insurers and anyone involved in local authority litigation has a detailed knowledge of the current position of liability and negligence in this field. The book covers every area of the topic where the actions, or omissions, of a local authority might give rise to claims for damages, explaining the impact of all the recent important cases on this constantly evolving subject. 9780853087120 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 716 24,6 x 16,0 x 2,6 cm, Hardcover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Local Authority Liability
• Publisher: Jordans Ltd
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853087121
• ISBN 13: 9780853087120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Auflage: 2 (2nd Ed.).
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This well-established and popular work provides a comprehensive survey of the legal liabilities of UK local authorities. 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 sixth edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of the latest developments, including: the extent of the common law duty of care owed by police to victims of crime and duties under the UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police) and the duty of care owed by local authorities where performing statutory powers (Furnell v Flaherty) * vicarious liability in abuse cases (JGE v Trustees of Portsmouth RC Diocesan Trust) and whether local authorities owe a non-delegable duty of care to children in foster care (NA v Nottinghamshire County Council) * the development of the non-delegable duty owed by schools (Woodland v Essex County Council) and the duty of schools for activities away from school (Wilkins-Shaw v Fuller) * the requirement of notice of disrepair in cases of statutory covenants (Edwards v Kumarasamy) and various cases on the duty owed by occupiers and those running activities * coverage of various cases on UK Workplace Regulations and the implication of section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 * the latest case-law dealing with the duty to maintain and statutory defense under sections 41 and 58 of the Highways Act 1980 (TR v Devon County Council and various cases) * the measured duty of care in cases of natural nuisance (Vernon Knight Associates v Cornwall CC and various cases) * foreseeability in cases of tree root subsidence (Berent v Family Mosaic Housing, Robbins v LB Bexley, Khan v Harrow Council).