Utilizing a comparative examination of case-law from England, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, this volume provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the law of intervening causation (novus actus interveniens) to present an analysis of this particular judicial limitation of liability device. The work provides a structure from which to formulate core general legal principles and identify the various legal tests utilized by the courts.
| ISBN: | 9781138246720 |
| Publication date: | 9th September 2016 |
| Author: | Douglas Hodgson |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 292 pages |
| Genres: |
Methods, theory and philosophy of law Medical and healthcare law Comparative law |