| Description |
1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors and Editors -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- Introduction by David Rolph, John Eldridge and Timothy Pilkington -- Chapter 1 Colonial Innovation in the Australian Law of Torts by Mark Leeming -- Chapter 2 Intention in Tort: Where it Comes From and Where it's Going by Matthew Dyson -- Chapter 3 New Torts by James Goudkamp -- Chapter 4 Government Liability and the Will of Parliament by Ellen Rock |
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Chapter 5 Factual Causation: The Sensible Decline of Common Sense and the Mystery of the "Exceptional Case" by Gemma Turton -- Chapter 6 Scope of Liability and Remoteness of Damage: A Final Limit on Responsibility for Negligence in Australia by Barbara McDonald -- Chapter 7 "A Risk by Any Other Name": Rejecting Volenti in Australian Tort Law by Jodi Gardner -- Chapter 8 Vicarious Liability: Antiaris Toxicaria in Australia by Warren Swain -- Chapter 9 Torts and Employment -- Reflections on Changing Ideas of Responsibility and the Adaptability of Torts Law by Carolyn Sappideen |
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Chapter 10 Negligence, Morality and Apologies: Assessing Responsibility in the Real World by Prue Vines -- Chapter 11 Repairing the Compensatory Principle in Negligence: "Loss of Amenity" and the Justifiable Scope of Damages Liability by Stephen Puttick and David Winterton -- Chapter 12 Injurious Falsehood: A Tort Resurgent by David Rolph -- Index |
| Summary |
The volume contains essays from leading commentators on the law of torts, and will be essential reading for academics, students, judges, and all practitioners involved in litigation or providing advice with respect to tort liability |
| Subject |
Torts -- Australia -- 21st century
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rolph, David
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Eldridge, John
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Pilkington, Timothy
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| ISBN |
9781760024888 |
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1760024880 |
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