Description

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In this important book, Elspeth Reid presents an exhaustive, integrated treatment of the law of Delict in Scotland.The volume covers negligence, injuries to specific interests (such as defamation and assault), statutory liability, and defences and remedies. Alongside its focus upon the Scots sources, where appropriate it also gives full consideration to case law and commentary from other jurisdictions, especially England and Wales.

About the Author

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Elspeth Reid is Professor of Scottish Private Law at the University of Edinburgh. She has published extensively in Scotland and abroad on comparative private law themes, including in particular the law of delict/tort. She is the Series Editor of the Edinburgh Studies in Law monograph series.