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A. Section Profile
The Tort Section provides a forum for scholars to meet and discuss any
aspect of the law of Torts. The section always meets at the SLS annual
conference. The range of topics presented and discussed at recent
meetings has covered areas such Tort law and human rights, aspects of
negligence liability, European Tort law, and aspects of causation. The
section welcomes interest from anyone with an interest in the law of
torts and is particularly supportive of research students and early
career stage academics.
B. Section Convenor
Ms Annette MorrisLecturer in Law
Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University
Telephone: +44 (0) 29 20 874580
Email: MorrisA7@cardiff.ac.uk
C. Section News
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D. Provisional Conference Programme
2010 Conference at Southampton
Session 1: September 15th 11.30 - 13.00 Room Law 4003
1A Donal Nolan (Oxford)
"Nuisance and Human Rights"
1B Paula Giliker (Bristol)
"Vicarious Liability in Tort: A Comparative Perspective"
1C Anne-Maree Farrell and Sarah Devaney (Manchester)
"Problem or Panacea? No-fault Compensation Schemes for Medical Injury"
Session 2: September 15th 14.00 - 15.30 Room Law 4003
2A Keith Stanton (Bristol)
"Compensating Miscarriages of Justice"
2B Matt Dyson (Cambridge)
"Ex Turpi Causa: Claiming Under and Benefitting from Wrongs"
Session 3 September 16th 09.00 - 10.30 Room Law 4003
3A Francois du Bois (Nottingham)
"Why Tort Law Needs Human Rights"
3B James Lee (Birmingham)
"'You don't know what you've got til it's gone': Tort, Human Rights and Coherence"
3C Desmond Ryan (Trinity)
"Article 2 ECHR and the Tort of Negligence: Where are we Now?"
Session 4 September 16th 11.00 - 12.30 Room Law 4003
4A Louise Belanger-Hardy (Ottowa)
"Domestic Violence and Causation in Canada: What Role for the Charter?" in Causation Cases"
4B Dorota Leczykiewicz (Oxford)
"The Doubling of the Risk Rule and the Unsolved Problem of Scientific Uncertainty"
4C James Goudkamp (Oxford)
"Torts and Tort Defences"
Previous Conferences
- Oxford 2003.
- Sheffield 2004.
- Strathclyde 2005.
- Keele 2006.
- Durham 2007.
- London 2008.