Jackson and Powell on Professional Liability 3rd Supplement

Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability provides comprehensive coverage of the general law around professional liability - the duties, remedies, defences, litigation, human rights issues.

- Offers comprehensive coverage of the law of professional liability
- Discusses the difference between contractual liability and tortuous liability
- Provides essential reference point as it aids practitioner's in establishing whether a duty of care exists, whether it has been breached, the cause and remedies available
- Considers the duties, obligations and standard of skill of professionals to help establish if a duty of care has been breached
- Explains the nature of fiduciary duties including unauthorised profits and undue influence
- Investigates the nature and scope of Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Provides quick access expert guidance on available defences including equitable defences
- Analyses the impact of Human Rights on ProfessionalsCovers the different liabilities and standard of skills for professionals operating in a variety of industry sectors
- Separate chapters on individual professions - providing commentary from the start of an action through to adjudication and damages
- Covers the following professions:
- Construction Professionals
- Surveyors
- Solicitors
- Barristers
- Financial Practitioners
- Insurance Brokers
- Accountants
- Auditors
- Actuaries
- Information Technology Professionals
- Patent and Trademark Attorneys