Jaap Spier (Ed.)
The Limits of Expanding Liability
Eight Fundamental Cases in a
Comparative Perspective
Liability law is expanding in many
countries and areas. While its expansion may seem beneficial in terms of
remedying litigants' losses, this development is potentially worrisome.
Expanding liability may affect the availability of useful goods and
services and has a negative impact on insurability.
Those in various countries concerned with these potential negative effects
have commenced researching techniques to keep liability law within
reasonable and sustainable limits. This book uses eight sample cases,
borrowed from the leading case law on the subject, to shed light on the
techniques used to limit liability expansion in respective countries.
The topical nature of the subject and the comparative analysis make this a
unique work of interest to academics, students, law-makers, and other
practitioners concerned with the expansion of liability law.
Preliminary Observations. The Tilburg
Hypotheticals. The Tilburg Hypotheticals in
General. The `Auditor - Case'; H. Koziol. Comparative
Report on Case 2; W.V. Horton Rogers. Comparative Law Report on
Cases 3 and 4; J.F. Sinde Monteiro. Country Reports.
Austria. Answers to the Hypotheticals under Austrian Law; H. Koziol.
Belgian Report (Part 1); H. Cousy, A. van der Spikken. Belgian
Report (Part 2);T. Vansweevelt. Questionnaire, Responses in the
Context of English Law; W.V. Horton Rogers. France. Solutions
proposées pour les differents cas pratiques imaginés par les auteurs du
questionnaire: France; G. Viney. Germany: Antworten unter deutschem
Recht; C. von Bar. Greece: Tort Liability in Particular
Circumstances: Greece; K.D. Kerameus, K. Roussos. Italy: Answers to
the Hypotheticals under Italian Law;F.D. Busnelli. The Netherlands:
The Hypotheticals, Seen from a Dutch Perspective; J. Spier.
Portugal: Portuguese Report, Responses to the Questionnaire; J.F. Sinde
Monteiro. Sweden: Responses; B.W. Dufwa. Switzerland; P.
Widmer. United States; D.B. Bobbs. Index.
Kluwer Law International, The
Hague
June 1998, 260 pp., Hardbound
ISBN/ISSN: 9041105816
Price:NLG 150.00/USD 81.00/GBP 51.00
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