Local Authority Liability

This well-established and popular work provides a comprehensive survey of the legal liability of local authorities in the UK. It is written by a team of leading solicitors and barristers specializing in local authority liability claims. The book comprises an invaluable overview of the nature and extent of the liability of local authorities together with specialist chapters on the core areas of local authority activity including education, social services, occupier's liability, employer's liability, highways, environmental damage, and trees. This fourth edition has been revised and updated to take account of the latest developments including: claims in respect of mesothelioma following Barker v Corus UK Ltd * limitation and the effect of A v Hoare on the test for establishing claimant's date of knowledge and the courts' discretion to disapply limitation period * the continuing impact of the UK's Human Rights Act 1998, including the development of new causes of action and the effect of existing common law * new UK case-law dealing with sections 41 (duty to maintain) and 58 (test for statutory defense) of the Highways Act 1980.