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A history of Australian tort law 1901-1945 : England's obedient servant?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781108423311
- ISBN: 1108423310
- ISBN: 9781108534444
- ISBN: 9781108437400
- ISBN: 9781108399609
- ISBN: 1108534449
- ISBN: 1108437400
- ISBN: 1108399606
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Computer data. - Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString.july.23 Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 6 Negligence and the Vexing Question of Shock-Induced Harm -- Coultas: Villain or Hero? -- Coultas: The Clayton's Case? -- A New Legal Landscape: Polemis and Hambrook -- Nervous Shock in the Age of Duty of Care -- Chester v. Council of the Municipality of Waverley -- New South Wales and Statutory Liability for Nervous Shock -- A Gendered Law? -- Conclusion: Nervous Shock in Retrospect -- 7 Negligence and the Boundaries of Liability: Government and Quasi-Government Liability -- Road Building and the Liability of the Government -- State Railways and Their Fires: The Problem of Who Should Pay -- Conclusion -- 8 In Defence of King and Country -- Errant Bullets in Suburban Sydney -- From Rifle Range to Active Service: Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd v. Commonwealth -- And Now for Something Completely Different! -- Conclusion -- 9 Environment and Australian Tort Law: The Problem of Fire and Weeds -- A Hot, Dry Country -- Duties on Private Landowners with Respect to Fire -- The Retreat: Whinfield's Case -- Unravelling the Mystery: Liability for Fire after Whinfield -- Fault -- Whose Fault? -- Refinements -- The Meaning of Non-natural Use -- 'Smoke gets in your eyes' -- Concluding Reflections -- Other Noxious Elements -- Conclusion -- 10 Sport and Recreation: Tort Law and the National Pastime 1901-1945 -- Fellow Competitors: No-Go Areas? -- Golf, Cricket, Rugby -- Testing the Water -- Speedway -- The Special Position of Horse Racing -- Accidents and Liability -- Hit in the Hip Pocket: Negligence and Claims for Pure Economic Loss -- Racing and the Sport Plaintiff: Caveat Praedator? -- Conclusion -- 11 Conclusion -- Index. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
| Source of Description Note: | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
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| Subject: | Multi-User. Australia Torts LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Responsabilit�e civile -- Australie -- Histoire Torts -- Australia -- History |
| Genre: | History. |
