Breach of statutory duty in the Supreme Court: formalism triumphs over functionality

Eleanor Russell

Breach of statutory duty in the Supreme Court: formalism triumphs over functionality

Eleanor Russell

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Abstract

Considers the issue of breach of statutory duty in the Supreme Court in light of the decision in Campbell v Peter Gordon Joiners Ltd on whether a company director was liable for the company's failure to ensure adequate employers' liability insurance was in place in accordance with the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-192
Number of pages	12
Journal	Scots Law Times
Volume	34
Early online date	11 Nov 2016
Publication status	Published - Nov 2016

Keywords

Delict, breach of statutory duty, statutory interpretation

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Russell, E.J. (2016) Breach of statutory duty in the Supreme Court: formalism triumphs over functionality
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Scots Law Times. The definitive published version Russell, E (2016), Scots Law Times 354, pp.181-192 is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service.
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