Thomson's Delictual Liability is the leading text on this complex area of law providing both students and practitioners with an indispensable guide to the Scots law of delict. Gordon Cameron LL.B. (Hons); M.Sc. has skilfully updated the sixth edition of this text throughout, taking account of the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 and major revisions in the areas of: - Negligence - Privacy - Public authorities - Nuisance - Vicarious liability - Defamation Introduction Part I Intentional Delicts 1 Intentional wrongs in respect of persons and property 2 The economic wrongs and fraud Part II Unintentional Delict - General Principles of Liability 3 The duty of care 4 Duty of care as a threshold device 5 Breach of a duty of care 6 Causation and related issues Part III Delictual Liability in Specific and Economic Contexts 7 Professional liability 8 Product liability 9 Delictual liability for animals 10 Delictual liability arising from ownership or occupation of property 11 Breach of statutory duty and public law issues 12 Employers' liability and vicarious liability 13 Delict and the family 14 Delict and road traffic 15 Defamation and Malicious Publication Part IV Damages 16 Damages This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law, Scots Law Student and Scottish General Practice online services.
Delictual Liability is a highly respected account of the principles of delict in Scots law and is the standard introductory textbook on the subject.About the AuthorGordon Cameron is a senior lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Dundee. He has written on delictual liability for many years including the main SULI (Scottish Universities Law Institute) Delict text and the Law Basics on Delict for W Green.
Book InformationISBN 9781526518781
Author Gordon CameronFormat Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint Bloomsbury ProfessionalPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 498g