Journal article
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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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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John Fell Fund
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- Publisher:
- 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
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1468-2230
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pubs:614780
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- Local pid:
- pubs:614780
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614780
- Deposit date:
- 2016-04-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Goudkamp and Nolan
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 The Authors. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12202
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