Tripping and Slipping Cases - a Practitioner's Guide
Charles Foster(Author)
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
Published on 5. September 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7520-0032-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides information and guidance on this very common area of personal injury work. Everything is contained in this one volume which includes precedents, flow charts, worked examples and analysis of the most common problems encountered. All the key issues are dealt with including the statutory duty of Highways Authorities, negligence in cases where private highway owners/adjoining owners have a duty, possible causes of action and negligence of Highway Authorities. The book takes the practitioner through procedure and provides summaries of selected cases and specimen pleadings.
This book provides information and guidance on this very common area of personal injury work. Everything is contained in this one volume which includes precedents, flow charts, worked examples and analysis of the most common problems encountered. All the key issues are dealt with including the statutory duty of Highways Authorities, negligence in cases where private highway owners/adjoining owners have a duty, possible causes of action and negligence of Highway Authorities. The book takes the practitioner through procedure and provides summaries of selected cases and specimen pleadings.
This book provides information and guidance on this very common area of personal injury work. Everything is contained in this one volume which includes precedents, flow charts, worked examples and analysis of the most common problems encountered. All the key issues are dealt with including the statutory duty of Highways Authorities, negligence in cases where private highway owners/adjoining owners have a duty, possible causes of action and negligence of Highway Authorities. The book takes the practitioner through procedure and provides summaries of selected cases and specimen pleadings.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
bibliography, flow charts
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7520-0032-9 (9780752000329)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Choosing the defendant; The creation of highways; The organization of highway authorities; The statutory duty of highway authorities to repair and maintain; Negligence; Nuisance; The liability of occupiers; The liability of landlords; Miscellaneous statutory duties; Preparation of tripping and slipping cases; Precedents; Case summaries. Appendices: Addresses; Metric - Imperial conversions.