Vicarious and special liability
UNIT
ONE
/Vicarious
liability. The relationship of employment. Joint
liability.
Criterion
to determine the relationship of employment.
Hospitals’
vicarious liability. /
1. Text
p.83
2.
Questions
and
exercises to the text p. 85
3.
Cases p.88
4.
Revision and practice section p. 90
UNIT TWO
/Occupiers'
Liability: The Occupiers' Liability Act 1957. Lawful
Visitors. The occupier. Premise. Defences. The Occupiers' Liability
Act 1984. The
limited duty. Implied
licensees.
“Who
is an ‘occupier’? Discharge of the duty of care. Occupier
liability
for independent contractor’s wrongdoing /
1. Text
p.90
2.
Questions
and
exercises to the text p. 94
3.
Revision and practice section p. 98
4.
Revision and practice section p. 98
UNIT FOUR
/Liability
for Animals. Liability for dangerous animals. Liability
for other animals. Defenses. Liability for injury to livestock by
dogs.
/
1. Text
p. 99
2.
Questions
and
exercises to the text p. 101
3.
Cases p.103
4.
Revision and practice section p. 105
