Thomsons Delictual Liability

Download or read book Thomson's Delictual Liability written by Gordon Cameron and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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