Suing the State

Tort law is a remarkably dynamic subject. The overall picture is in a state of rapid flux, so that topics which dominated the scene ten or twenty years ago such as recovery for pure economic loss are now scarcely discernible in the background, while other, previously rather marginal, issues such as actions for wrongful conception have taken centre stage. One subject, however, consistently maintains its position in the foreground of the canvas: the liability of public authorities. Attempts to explain this might highlight the practical importance of the topic, the complexity of the issues involved, and the degree of overlap with rapidly changing areas of public law and human rights law. In any case, a subject of such consistent contemporary significance cries out for the in-depth treatment that only a monograph can provide. Works from ten or twenty years ago still contain much of value,' but the pace of change means that the publication of a new book on the topic by Duncan Fairgrieve, State Liability in Tort: A Comparative Law Study,2 is to be welcomed

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