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Contributory negligence in the twenty-first century: An empirical study of first instance decisions

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In this article we report the results of an empirical study of 368 first instance decisions on the contributory negligence doctrine handed down in England and Wales between 2000 and 2014. The two central questions at which we looked were: how often a defendant’s plea of contributory negligence was successful; and by how much a claimant’s damages were reduced when a finding of contributory negligence was made. We also considered the extent to which the answer...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1111/1468-2230.12202

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University of Oxford
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SSD
Department:
Law
Sub department:
Law Faculty
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University of Oxford
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Law
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Law Faculty
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Wiley Publisher's website
Journal:
Modern Law Review Journal website
Volume:
79
Issue:
4
Pages:
575-622
Publication date:
2016-07-01
Acceptance date:
2016-03-21
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1468-2230
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uuid:c4e6e92c-2974-4af0-a5b8-bb9143e8b06a
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614780
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2016-04-10

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