Public Authority Liability in Scotland is a brand new, necessary work providing a practical guide to this area of law. It addresses the wide range of issues that arise in practice:
a summary of the legal principles underpinning the liability of public authorities in Scotland
analysis of the relevant case law relating to common law negligence
comparisons between the law in Scotland and that in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and
a useful survey of the liabilities of different types of public body, grouped by chapter