Subjects:

Local Government Law, Tort Law

Contents:

Introduction.

Sources of liability.

Liability of officers, members, agents and contractors.

Maladministration.

Criminal liability.

Exclusion of liability.

Defences to liability.

Remedies.

Liability in relation to particular functions: Education

Environmental health and protection

Highways and transport

Housing, land and buildings

Planning

Welfare services.

Local Government Liability Law provides a practical and succinct analysis of the types of legal liability faced by local governments. It takes the reader through liability in relation to each of the core functions of local authorities, and examines the different liabilities arising from the actions of local government officers, their agents and their contractors.

Adopting a practical approach, it also discusses remedies and defences to liability.

• Comprehensive coverage of all local government liability - tortious, contractual, criminal and restitutional
• Written in highly practical, user-friendly style
• Covers the increasing importance of EU law in this area.