Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addresses liability in tort
gptkbp:affects insurance claims
gptkbp:amended_by common law
gptkbp:applies_to married women
women's rights advocacy
gptkbp:associated_with legal scholars
gptkbp:case_types Harrison v. Harrison
gptkbp:consequences liability for torts committed by married women
gptkbp:contributed_to modern tort law
gptkbp:court tort cases
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1935
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:enforces courts of law
gptkbp:established legal independence for married women
gptkbp:examines lawyers
legal journals
legal history of the UK
gptkbp:field tort reform
gptkbp:historical_context 20th century legal reforms
gptkbp:historical_debate gender roles in law
gptkbp:historical_significance advancement of women's rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935
gptkbp:impact tort law
married women's legal status
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gender equality policies
gptkbp:influenced_by feminist movements
gptkbp:influences subsequent legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for limited scope
gptkbp:is_discussed_in legal textbooks
legal reforms of the 1930s
gptkbp:is_influenced_by Harrison v. Harrison
gptkbp:judicial_review tort cases involving married women
gptkbp:legal_issue family law
lawyers' approach to married women
gptkbp:legal_representation law school curricula
feminist legal theory
20th century women's rights movements
gptkbp:legislation legal reforms in the UK
Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945
gptkbp:movement gptkb:women's_liberation_movement
gptkbp:part_of British legal history
gptkbp:precedent increased liability for married women
gptkbp:promotes gender equality in law
gptkbp:public_perception married women's rights
gptkbp:reform recognition of married women's tortious liability
gptkbp:related_concept vicarious liability
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Married_Women's_Property_Act_1882
gptkbp:repealed_by Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 (Repeal) Order 2000
gptkbp:research legal research studies
gptkbp:significance legal recognition of married women's rights
gptkbp:subject legal analysis
women's legal rights
gptkbp:use_case Baker v. Humes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Married_Women's_Property_Act_1882
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7