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The Liability of Public Authorities for the Abuse of Children in Institutional Care: Common Law Developments in Canada and the United KingdomMargaret Isabel HallThompson Rivers University - Faculty of Law; University of British Columbia (UBC) - Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Vol. 14, pp. 281-301, 2000 Abstract: After publication of the report of the Waterhouse Inquiry, Lost in Care, and recent UK and European Court of Human Rights decisions regarding the duty of care in negligence, civil actions brought by former children in care against public authorities are certain to increase in the UK and the law in this area is poised for significant development. Recent Canadian cases applying principles of negligence, vicarious liability, and breach of fiduciary duty in this context suggest directions for the development of this new and uncertain area of law in the UK. Canadian authorities have also implemented variously structured extra-legal compensation schemes as an alternative to compensation sought and received in the courts.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 21 Keywords: tort,negligence, duty of care, vicarious liability, fiduciary duty, institutional abuse, children, public authority liability JEL Classification: K00, K10, K19, K30, K31, K40, K42, K13 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: April 4, 2006Suggested CitationContact Information
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