Strict, absolute and State liability

Normally a claimant must prove fault, but some activities are so hazardous that the law imposes liability without proof of negligence, and the State answers for wrongs done by its servants in defined situations. This chapter separates strict liability, absolute liability and State liability, so they are never blurred. A worked example shows a factory storing a hazardous substance that escapes and floods a neighbour: fault need not be proved, and the defences are narrow.