Specific Case Studies
Obviously it is not possible to cover the full range of liability for fault. It would make more sense to identify a number of possibly fruitful topics on which closer work could be undertaken across several jurisdictions. We would envisage that much of the work can draw on existing research at the national level, so that the amount of primary research with original historical sources will be limited. The groups we are establishing will cover:
- Doctrinal legal writing
- Product liability
- Medical negligence
- Liability for traffic (train, car, tram) accidents
- Relationships between neighbours
- A series of specific case studies of similar facts situations
Each group will work to produce a working paper (about 8-10,000 words) for a meeting on 12-14 September 2005 in Cambridge. This also will be an opportunity for the different project groups to meet. We are setting up a website to permit working within the groups. Following that meeting, we envisage that final versions of the papers will be prepared by February 2006, and these will be published by Cambridge University Press.
The conclusions of these smaller working groups on each topic could then be fed back into the general discussion about legal development.