Liability for Unknown Risks: A Common Law Perspective
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Martin A Hogg
Abstract
In this article, I address the issue of liability for unknown risks from a Common Law perspective. My observations are made principally with English law in mind, but there is also reference to the (mixed) legal system of Scotland as well as to US Common Law (in relation to product liability). In order to set the scene, and in particular to explain the concept of unknown risks, some recitation of basic tort law principles is desirable.
Endnote
This and the following articles are revised versions of lectures given at the 14th Annual Conference on European Tort Law from March 31 to April 2, 2016 in a special conference session on Liability for Unknown Risks. I am grateful for helpful comments provided by Professor Catherine Sharkey of New York University on an earlier version of this article.
© 2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Liability for Unknown Risks: A Common Law Perspective
- Liability for Unknown Risks in German Law
- Unknown Risks and Civil Liability in Spain: A Study of Spanish Law with Some French/Italian Comparative Remarks
- Liability for Unknown Risks – A Law and Economics Perspective
- Case Report
- Product Defect and Damage
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- Liability for Unknown Risks: A Common Law Perspective
- Liability for Unknown Risks in German Law
- Unknown Risks and Civil Liability in Spain: A Study of Spanish Law with Some French/Italian Comparative Remarks
- Liability for Unknown Risks – A Law and Economics Perspective
- Case Report
- Product Defect and Damage
