Overview

Patrick Atiyah is one of the most important legal scholars of his generation in the common-law world. His publications cover a wide field: legal theory, legal history, the study of legal institutions, the law of tort (especially compensation for personal injuries) and, most famously perhaps, the law of contract. It is no exaggeration to say that by his work, Atiyah has opened up new ways of thinking about the law of obligations. This volume of essays, written by colleagues, friends, and admirers of Patrick Atiyah from the UK and abroad, reflects the breadth of his interests. As well as discussions of particular aspects of the law of contract and tort, it contains essays on the history and theory of contract and tort and on the role of judges and law teachers. There is also an assessment of the `law in context' movement of which Patrick Atiyah was a founder member and leading practitioner. Contributors: William Twining, Tony Honoré, Jan Hellner, Robert S. Summers, John Bell, Paul D. Carrington, Robert Stevens, A. W. B. Simpson, Roy Goode, S. M. Waddams, Jane Stapleton, Donald Harris, John Dwyer, John Fleming, and Peter Cane.

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Author:   Peter Cane (Fellow and Tutor in Law, Fellow and Tutor in Law, Corpus Christi College, Oxford) ,  Jane Stapleton (Fellow and Tutor in Law, Fellow and Tutor in Law, Balliol College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.783kg
ISBN:  

9780198254102

ISBN 10:   0198254105
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   14 November 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Legal theory: reflections on law in context, William Twining; are omissions less culpable?, Tony Honore; Scandinavian legal realism in the law of contract, Jan Hellner; statutes and contracts as founts of formal reasoning, Robert S. Summers; conceptions of public policy, John Bell. Part 2 Legal history: aftermath, Paul D. Carrington; the role of the judiciary - lessons from the end of empire, Robert Stevens; the origins of futures trading in the Liverpool cotton market. Part 3 Common law: abstract payment undertakings, Roy Goode; pre-contractual duties of disclosure, S.M. Waddams; three problems with the new product liability, Jane Stapleton; evaluating the goals of personal injury law - some empirical evidence, Donald Harris; negligence and economic loss, John Dwyer; libel and constitutional free speech, John Fleming; the basis of tortious liability, Peter Cane.

Reviews

'Patrick Atiyah is unrivalled in the number, scope and quality of his contributions to English legal scholarship in the last 40 years. It is very fitting that his friends and admirers should have co-operated in this volume of tributes ... fine volume' Cambridge Law Journal

`Patrick Atiyah is unrivalled in the number, scope and quality of his contributions to English legal scholarship in the last 40 years. It is very fitting that his friends and admirers should have co-operated in this volume of tributes ... fine volume' Cambridge Law Journal

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