Chapter 4 Key debates
Pure economic loss and negligent misstatement
Topic: |
‘Wielding Occam’s Razor: Pruning Strategies for Economic Loss’ |
Author: |
C. Barker |
Viewpoint: |
Examines the four different strategies currently used by the Court of Appeal in economic loss cases and argues for a simpler single approach which focuses on policy rather than abstract principle. |
Source: |
(2006) 26 OJLS 289 |
Topic: |
‘Professional Negligence: Duty of Care Methodology in the Twenty First Century’ |
Author: |
K. Stanton |
Viewpoint: |
Analyses the tests for duty in cases of professional negligence, in view of the impact of Customs and Excise Commissioners v Barclays Bank. |
Source: |
(2006) 22 PN 134 |