Heterogeneity, Risks, and Torts: Exploring the Worlds of Acts and Activities

Abstract 4 This paper explores the significance of heterogeneity in Gregory C Keating’s Reasonableness and Risk , and defends his heterogenous approach while also noting the significance of his distinction between the world of activities and the world of actions. It notes that English common law takes a different route to liability for activities from the approach described, which is drawn from US law. Finally, it proposes that we seize the insights connected with acts and activities and develop them further, noting in particular the frequent involvement of multiple enterprises in activities, and the means law has of responding to this, as well as future challenges.