Subjects:

Scots Law

Contents:

Preface. Table of Statutes. Table of Cases. List of Abbreviations. Introduction. Part I Intentional Delicts. 1- Intentional delicts in respect of persons and property. 2- The economic delicts 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 Social and Economic Contents. 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 verbal injury. Part IV - Damages. 16 - Damages. Appendix. Index

Now in its third edition, Delictual Liability is a highly respected and extremely popular account of the principles of delict in Scots law and is a standard introductory textbook to the subject. Delict is a notoriously difficult area of law. This book is characterised by its clear and coherent account of the principles of delict, which should prove useful to student and practitioner alike.

The text is founded on the principles of delictual liability, illustrated by many examples. The author discusses leading cases in detail, using diagrams to explain complicated situations clearly and concisely. The third edition is necessitated by general changes in the law. In particular, the chapter relating to economic loss has been completely rewritten to take account of the latest case law. Topics of immense practical importance are also included, such as road accidents and the quantification of damages.