Vicarious liability: critique and reform

Gray, Anthony ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9565-475X (2018) Vicarious liability: critique and reform. Hart Studies in Private Law, 28. Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK and Portland, Oregon, US. ISBN 9781509920235

Abstract

This book provides a critical discussion of the current law of vicarious liability. It argues the doctrine has grown well beyond its traditional rationale and boundaries, and there is no satisfactory intellectual rationale for the doctrine. It rejects the enterprise risk theory currently in use in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Agency theory is probably the best hope for rationalising the doctrine.

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Item Type:	Book (Commonwealth Reporting Category A)
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Item Status:	Live Archive
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Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Law and Justice (1 Jul 2013 -)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Law and Justice (1 Jul 2013 -)
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2018 04:43
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2021 04:08
Uncontrolled Keywords:	vicarious liability, strict liability, enterprise risk theory
Fields of Research (2008):	18 Law and Legal Studies > 1801 Law > 180126 Tort Law
Fields of Research (2020):	48 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 4806 Private law and civil obligations > 480605 Tort law
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	C Society > 94 Law, Politics and Community Services > 9404 Justice and the Law > 940401 Civil Justice
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/34660

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