The Tortious Liability of Statutory Bodies: A Comparative and Economic Analysis of Five Cases

by Vassilios Markesinis

In a number of important decisions such as Stovin v. Wise, X v. Bedfordshire, Barrett v. Enfield London Borough Council and others, English courts have been forced to grapple with the important issue of tortious liability of statutory bodies. Following the Hill decision, they opted for a wide non-liability rule on a variety of policy and economic efficiency grounds. Yet many of their arguments have been considered and rejected by both German and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841131245
• ISBN13: 9781841131245
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"