| From: | Jason Neyers <jneyers@uwo.ca> |
| To: | obligations@uwo.ca |
| Date: | 29/09/2015 16:05:17 UTC |
| Subject: | ODG: Just Published |
| Attachments: | Proof of Causation in Tort Law-1.pdf |
Dear Colleagues:
Congratulations go out to Sandy Steel on the publication of Proof
of Causation in Tort Law
(2015) by CUP. CUP has graciously offered a 20% discount to
ODGers who
use the attached order form. Here is a brief description of the
book:
• Offers an incisive description and analysis of a
difficult area of
tort law, explaining highly complex legal material
• Compares different
approaches
to uncertainty over causation in English, French and German tort
law
• Provides a clear
analysis of
the scope of exceptions to the requirement that the claimant prove
causation
Causation is a
foundational
concept in tort law: a claimant must demonstrate that the
defendant’s conduct
was a cause of the harm suffered in order for damages to be
awarded. Proof of
Causation in Tort Law provides a critical, comparative and
theoretical analysis
of the general rules of causation underlying the tort laws of
England, Germany
and France, as well as the exceptional departures from these rules
which each
system has made. Exploring the different approaches to uncertainty
over
causation in tort law, Sandy Steel defends the justifiability of
these
exceptions, and categorises and examines the kinds of exceptional
rules
suggested by the case law and literature. Critically engaged with
both the
theoretical literature and current legal doctrine, this book will
be of
interest to private law scholars, judges and legal practitioners.
-- Jason Neyers Professor of Law Faculty of Law Western University N6A 3K7 (519) 661-2111 x. 88435