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1 online resource |
| Series |
Law in context |
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Law in context.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes and statutory instruments -- Imperial -- United Kingdom -- Australia -- Commonwealth -- Australian Capital Territory -- New South Wales -- Northern Territory -- Queensland -- South Australia -- Tasmania -- Victoria -- Western Australia -- 1 Introduction -- Why the Time Period? -- Why the Law of Tort? -- Approach -- 2 Historiography and the History of Australian Private Law in the First Half of the Twentieth Century ... -- Introduction -- Australian Law and Australian Identity -- Independent Australian Britons -- The Intellectual and Cultural Milieu of the Law -- Paton and Australian Tort Law Reconsidered -- 3 Avoiding and Interpreting the 'Refinements of English Law': Defamation in Australia 1901-1945 -- Libel and Slander, Trade Protection Societies and Australian Innovation -- The Problem of Radio Broadcasting -- Other Contributions to Defamation Law and Theory -- Conclusion -- 4 Politics, Politicians, the Press and the Law of Defamation -- Context and Meaning in the Political World -- The Evils of Socialism -- Protection of Political Reputation -- Political Speech and Defences in Defamation -- Political Self-Defence -- The Press and Politics -- Conclusion -- 5 Negligence and the Boundaries of Liability: Liability for Acts of Third Parties -- Lavatories and Free Will: The Problem of the Overflowing Lavatory in Lothian v. Rickards -- The English Texts -- Help or Hindrance? -- Lavatories in the High Court -- Foreseeability and Deliberate Wrongful Conduct -- The Over-Exuberant Crowd and Third Party Liability -- The High Court Splits -- In Unexpected Ways -- Conclusion: Third Party Liability Shanghaied? |
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6 Negligence and the Vexing Question of Shock-Induced Harm -- Coultas: Villain or Hero? -- Coultas: The Clayton's Case? -- A New Legal Landscape: Polemis and Hambrook -- Nervous Shock in the Age of Duty of Care -- Chester v. Council of the Municipality of Waverley -- New South Wales and Statutory Liability for Nervous Shock -- A Gendered Law? -- Conclusion: Nervous Shock in Retrospect -- 7 Negligence and the Boundaries of Liability: Government and Quasi-Government Liability -- Road Building and the Liability of the Government -- State Railways and Their Fires: The Problem of Who Should Pay -- Conclusion -- 8 In Defence of King and Country -- Errant Bullets in Suburban Sydney -- From Rifle Range to Active Service: Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd v. Commonwealth -- And Now for Something Completely Different! -- Conclusion -- 9 Environment and Australian Tort Law: The Problem of Fire and Weeds -- A Hot, Dry Country -- Duties on Private Landowners with Respect to Fire -- The Retreat: Whinfield's Case -- Unravelling the Mystery: Liability for Fire after Whinfield -- Fault -- Whose Fault? -- Refinements -- The Meaning of Non-natural Use -- 'Smoke gets in your eyes' -- Concluding Reflections -- Other Noxious Elements -- Conclusion -- 10 Sport and Recreation: Tort Law and the National Pastime 1901-1945 -- Fellow Competitors: No-Go Areas? -- Golf, Cricket, Rugby -- Testing the Water -- Speedway -- The Special Position of Horse Racing -- Accidents and Liability -- Hit in the Hip Pocket: Negligence and Claims for Pure Economic Loss -- Racing and the Sport Plaintiff: Caveat Praedator? -- Conclusion -- 11 Conclusion -- Index |
| Summary |
Through tort law development, this book adopts a new and innovative approach to writing legal history in Australia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Torts -- Australia -- History
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Torts
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108534444 |
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1108534449 |
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9781108399609 |
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1108399606 |
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9781108437400 |
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1108437400 |
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