p. 853. Establishing Liability in Principle: Duty of Care
- Simon DeakinSimon DeakinProfessor of Law and a Fellow of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
- , and Zoe AdamsZoe AdamsJunior Research Fellow, King's College, University of Cambridge, King's College, University of Cambridge
Abstract
This chapter discusses the following: the duty concept and the elements of the tort of negligence; formulating the duty of care; kinds of damage; the manner of infliction; and the way in which the notion of duty confines liability by reference to the nature of the parties involved.