Duncan Fairgreive is Senior Fellow in Comparative Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, and Professor of Comparative Law at Université Paris Dauphine PSL. He is also a barrister practising from 1 Crown Office Row, London.Dan Squires QC is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, specializing in public and human rights law and has been appointed Deputy High Court Judge. His practice encompasses a wide range of areas including community care, education prison law, privacy, terrorism, regulatory bodies and general issues relating to fair trial rights. He has published many articles in the areas of his specialism and is a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London.

• Part 1: General Principles Introduction Structure of a Negligence Claim 1: The Problem of Public Authority Negligence Liability 2: Justiciability 3: Duty of Care 4: Arguments of Public Policy 5: Other Aspects of Negligence Claims 6: Alternative Remedies 7: Human Rights Act 1998 Part II: Specific Applications 8: Social Services 9: Education 10: Police 11: Detention 12: Emergency Services 13: Health and Safety Regulators 14: Planning, Environmental, Banking and Professional Regulation 15: Highways 16: Housing and Land Use 17: Armed Forces 18: Miscellaneous Public Authority Functions

this book is an invaluable and thought-provoking reference for anyone engaged in this diverse and continually changing field.

Duncan Fairgreive is Senior Fellow in Comparative Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, and Professor of Comparative Law at Université Paris Dauphine PSL. He is also a barrister practising from 1 Crown Office Row, London.Dan Squires QC is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, specializing in public and human rights law and has been appointed Deputy High Court Judge. His practice encompasses a wide range of areas including community care, education prison law, privacy, terrorism, regulatory bodies and general issues relating to fair trial rights. He has published many articles in the areas of his specialism and is a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London.

• Part 1: General Principles Introduction Structure of a Negligence Claim 1: The Problem of Public Authority Negligence Liability 2: Justiciability 3: Duty of Care 4: Arguments of Public Policy 5: Other Aspects of Negligence Claims 6: Alternative Remedies 7: Human Rights Act 1998 Part II: Specific Applications 8: Social Services 9: Education 10: Police 11: Detention 12: Emergency Services 13: Health and Safety Regulators 14: Planning, Environmental, Banking and Professional Regulation 15: Highways 16: Housing and Land Use 17: Armed Forces 18: Miscellaneous Public Authority Functions

this book is an invaluable and thought-provoking reference for anyone engaged in this diverse and continually changing field.

Duncan Fairgreive is Senior Fellow in Comparative Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, and Professor of Comparative Law at Université Paris Dauphine PSL. He is also a barrister practising from 1 Crown Office Row, London.Dan Squires QC is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, specializing in public and human rights law and has been appointed Deputy High Court Judge. His practice encompasses a wide range of areas including community care, education prison law, privacy, terrorism, regulatory bodies and general issues relating to fair trial rights. He has published many articles in the areas of his specialism and is a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London.

• Part 1: General Principles Introduction Structure of a Negligence Claim 1: The Problem of Public Authority Negligence Liability 2: Justiciability 3: Duty of Care 4: Arguments of Public Policy 5: Other Aspects of Negligence Claims 6: Alternative Remedies 7: Human Rights Act 1998 Part II: Specific Applications 8: Social Services 9: Education 10: Police 11: Detention 12: Emergency Services 13: Health and Safety Regulators 14: Planning, Environmental, Banking and Professional Regulation 15: Highways 16: Housing and Land Use 17: Armed Forces 18: Miscellaneous Public Authority Functions

this book is an invaluable and thought-provoking reference for anyone engaged in this diverse and continually changing field.