Understanding the Law of Obligations: Essays on Contract, Tort and Restitution

Author:   Andrew Burrows (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   New edition
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9781841131832


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   15 November 2000
Format:   Paperback
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"NEW in paperback From the Reviews of the hardback edition: This is a fascinating and thought-provoking collection of eight essays..... Taken together they represent a coherent and compelling exposition of the English law of obligations.... One is left with the picture of an [author] ... who remains a devotee of ""practical scholarship"" and the deductive technique of the common law and has a grasp on its intricacies second to non."" Edwin Peel, The Law Quarterly Review, 1999 ""[These essays], all concerned with various aspects of contract, tort and unjust enrichment, are a pleasure to peruse, and a distinct cut above the usual lacklustre collection of past triumphs now beyond their sell-by date. Without exception they are both topical and relevant: ... together they form a readable, scholarly and eclectic mixture of exposition and polemic, of speculation and analysis"" Andrew Tettenborn, The Cambridge Law Journal, 1999 ""..quite simply the most convincing and complete explanation of the law of obligations that is currently available - the book is thorough, compelling, definitive, and highly important."" Paul Kearns, Anglo-American Law Review, 1999 ""an extremely important work, produced by a leading academic."" David Wright, Adelaide Law Review"

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Author:   Andrew Burrows (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9781841131832


ISBN 10:   1841131830
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   15 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Dividing the Law of Obligations 2. Solving the Problem of Concurrent Liability 3. Understanding the Law of Restitution: A Map Through the Thicket 4. Free Acceptance and the Law of Restitution 5. Restitution: Where do We Go From Here? 6. In Defence of Tort 7. Legislative Reform of Remedies for Breach of Contract 8. Improving Contract and Tort: the View from the Law Commission

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Andrew Burrows collection mirrors his broad interests in and undogmatic approach to all aspects of basic private law: contract, tort and restitution receive about equal treatment. Stephen A. Smith University of Toronto Law Journal January 2001 [These essays], all concerned with various aspects of contract, tort and unjust enrichment, are a pleasure to peruse, and a distinct cut above the usual lacklustre collection of past triumphs now beyond their sell-by date. Without exception they are both topical and relevant: ...together they form a readable, scholarly and eclectic mixture of exposition and polemic, of speculation and analysis. Andrew Tettenborn Cambridge Law Journal January 2001 This is a fascinating and thought-provoking collection of eight essays Taken together they represent a coherent and compelling exposition of the English law of obligations One is left with the picture of an [author]... who remains a devotee of practical scholarship and the deductive technique of the common law and has a grasp on its intricacies second to none. Edwin Peel Law Quarterly Review February 2003


Andrew Burrows collection mirrors his broad interests in and undogmatic approach to all aspects of basic private law: contract, tort and restitution receive about equal treatment.Stephen A. SmithUniversity of Toronto Law JournalJanuary 2001[These essays], all concerned with various aspects of contract, tort and unjust enrichment, are a pleasure to peruse, and a distinct cut above the usual lacklustre collection of past triumphs now beyond their sell-by date. Without exception they are both topical and relevant: ...together they form a readable, scholarly and eclectic mixture of exposition and polemic, of speculation and analysis.Andrew TettenbornCambridge Law JournalJanuary 2001This is a fascinating and thought-provoking collection of eight essays Taken together they represent a coherent and compelling exposition of the English law of obligations One is left with the picture of an [author]... who remains a devotee of practical scholarship and the deductive technique of the common law and has a grasp on its intricacies second to none.Edwin PeelLaw Quarterly ReviewFebruary 2003


Author Information

Andrew Burrows, MA, BCL, LLM (Harvard), KC (Hon), FBA, Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. He was previously Norton Rose Professor of Commercial Law in the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Hugh's College. Before returning to Oxford he was a Law Commissioner for England and Wales, a lecturer at the University of Manchester and Professor at University College, London. He lectures regularly for the Judicial Studies Board, is a Recorder on the South-Eastern Circuit and a Door Tenant of Fountain Court Chambers, London.

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