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    Sports and recreation liability law in Canada / Lorne Folick, Michael Libby, Paul Dawson ; contributing editor, Catherine Whitehead.

    • Title:Sports and recreation liability law in Canada / Lorne Folick, Michael Libby, Paul Dawson ; contributing editor, Catherine Whitehead.
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    • Author/Creator:Folick, Lorne, author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Libby, Michael, 1968- author.
      Dawson, Paul C., author.
      Whitehead, Catherine, author, editor.
    • Published/Created:Toronto, ON : Thomson Reuters Canada, [2017]
      ©2017
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Liability for sports accidents--Canada.
    • Description:lvii, 401 pages ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"This book addresses all aspects of sport, recreation, and event liability in Canada. It covers in depth the bases for potential liability of those involved in the sports and recreation field (including, but not limited to, amateur teams, participants, sports leagues, non-profit organizations, facility owner/operators, for-profit teams and organizations, owner/operators of attractions, employers, risk managers, and event planners/sponsors and hosts). The book also addresses numerous issues that impact directly upon such liability issues. These include issues of insurance coverage for both named and "additional" insureds, defences, waivers, contributory negligence, and voluntary assumption of risk." --publisher's description.
    • Notes:On title page: "Canada Law Book."
      Includes table of cases.
      Duty of care -- Standard of care -- Causation -- Managing risk through contract -- Defences in tort -- Damages -- Specific sports and recreational activities: individual -- Specific sports and recreational activities: group -- Specific sports and recreational activities: team and extreme sports -- Special risks -- Risk management and insurance.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0779877985 paperback
      9780779877980 paperback
    • Contents:1. Introduction
      2. Duty to care
      3. Standard of care
      4. Causation
      5. Managing risk through contract
      6. Defences in tort
      7. Damages
      8. Specific sports and recreational activities : individual
      9. Specific sports and recreational activities : group
      10. Specific sports and recreational activities : team and extreme sports
      11. Special risks
      12. Risk management and insurance
      Index.
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