Charlesworth and Percy on Negligence

"Bringing Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence fully up to date with the latest developments, the second supplement: Considers various decisions in the House of Lords, including: Rothwell v. Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd on the actionability of symptomless pleural plaques; Corr v. I.B.C. Vehicles on an employer's liability for the suicide of former employee; and A v. Hoare on the limitation in cases of assault, the test of significance under s.14 of the Limitation Act 1980 and its interaction with s.33; Looks at the Privy Council ruling on Philips & Co. v. Whatley, on the assessment of damages for loss of a chance in a professional negligence claim; Examines a selected number of Court of Appeal cases, including: Vicario v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police, and M. v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, all involving claims against the police by victims of crime; Jain v. Trent Strategic Health Authority, L v. Reading Borough Council, and Pierce v. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, concerning claims against public and local authorities in relation to the exercise of their statutory duties; and Rice v. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the liability for exposure of dock workers to asbestos in the 1950s; Examines various cases applying existing principles in the area of limitation; Reviews a number of cases dealing with the approach to orders for periodical payments under the Damages Act, culminating in the decision of the Court of Appeal in Thompstone v. Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust; Notes several decisions relevant to the liability of employers to employees for breach of statutory duty; Includes further cases under the Animals Act and various points in assessment damages in fatal cases."--Publisher's website.