Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten
Reihe: Common Law Library
Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability provides comprehensive coverage of the general law around professional liability - the duties, remedies, defences, litigation, human rights issues.
- Offers comprehensive coverage of the law of professional liability
- Discusses the difference between contractual liability and tortuous liability
- Provides essential reference point as it aids practitioner’s in establishing whether a duty of care exists, whether it has been breached, the cause and remedies available
- Considers the duties, obligations and standard of skill of professionals to help establish if a duty of care has been breached
- Explains the nature of fiduciary duties including unauthorised profits and undue influence
- Investigates the nature and scope of Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Provides quick access expert guidance on available defences including equitable defences
- Analyses the impact of Human Rights on ProfessionalsCovers the different liabilities and standard of skills for professionals operating in a variety of industry sectors
- Separate chapters on individual professions – providing commentary from the start of an action through to adjudication and damages
- Covers the following professions: - Construction Professionals - Surveyors - Solicitors - Barristers - Financial Practitioners - Insurance Brokers - Accountants - Auditors - Actuaries - Information Technology Professionals - Patent and Trademark Attorneys
