English Private Law 2 Volumes plus the First Updating Supplement

by Birks, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780198765004
• ISBN10: 0198765002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This work has become a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. Packed within its 2,000 pages users will find a lucid, concise yet immensely authoritative account of all of the key areas of private law. Each section is written by anacknowledged expert, bringing to bear their experience and understanding to provide a clear distillation and analysis of the relevant subject. The second supplement, included in this set, fully updates the main volumes with all developments affecting English Private Law up to January 2004.

Table of Contents

Foreword by The Rt Hon The Lord Goff of Chieveley	vii
Preface	xxix
Introduction	xxxv
Tables of Cases	liii
Tables of Legislation, Treaties and Conventions	clxxxv
List of Abbreviations	ccxxv
I SOURCES OF LAW
Sources of Law	3	(44)
John Bell
II THE LAW OF PERSONS
Family	47	(86)
Stephen Cretney
Companies and Other Associations	133	(70)
Charles Mitchell
III THE LAW OF PROPERTY
Property: General Principles	203	(182)
William Swadling
Security	385	(80)
Lionel Smith
Intellectual Property	465	(44)
William Cornish
Succession	509	(80)
Roger Kerridge
Index	589	(402)
IV THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
Contract: General Rules	3	(160)
Sir Guenter Treitel
Agency and Representation	163	(60)
Francis Reynolds
Sale of Goods	223	(38)
Ewan McKendrick
Carriage of Goods by Sea	261	(44)
Francis Reynolds
Employment	305	(52)
Mark Freedland
Bailment	357	(50)
Norman Palmer
Tort	407	(118)
John Davies
Unjust Enrichment	525	(114)
Peter Birks
Charles Mitchell
V LITIGATION
Insolvency	639	(84)
Michael Bridge
Private International Law	723	(90)
Adrian Briggs
Judicial Remedies	813	(84)
Andrew Burrows
Civil Procedure	897	(94)
Neil Andrews
Bibliography	991	(6)
Index	997