Screen LibraryEnterprise liability and the common law
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 190 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521762014 (hbk.) 0521762014 (hbk.) 9780511918971 (e-book) 0511918976 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | D912 |
| CLC: | D912.29 |
| Call Number: | D912.29/B864 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- The reception of Bazley v. Curry -- Enterprise risk -- The risk and the individual -- The enterprise -- The borrowed employee -- Independent contractors -- Transferring the burden : the employer's right of indemnity -- Risk and the employment relationship -- Enforcement of the employment contract -- Enterprise liability and non-delegable duties -- Fundamental obligations -- Concluding remarks. "Theories of enterprise liability have, historically, had a significant influence on the development of various aspects of the law of torts. Enterprise liability has impacted upon both statutory and common law rules. |