Understanding the Law of Obligations : Essays on Contract, Tort and Restitution.
Burrows, Andrew.
Understanding the Law of Obligations : Essays on Contract, Tort and Restitution. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (248 pages)
Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Contents -- Foreword -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes and Supra-National Legislation -- 1. Dividing the Law of Obligations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CONTRACT -- 3. TORT -- 4. RESTITUTION -- 5. THE DIVISION BETWEEN CONTRACT AND TORT -- 6. EQUITABLE WRONGS -- 2. Solving the Problem of Concurrent Liability -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ADVANTAGES -- 3. CENTRAL THESIS -- 4. SHOULD A PLAINTIFF BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM A BAD BARGAIN BY SUING THE DEFENDANT IN RESTITUTION FOR A FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION RATHER THAN SUING THE DEFENDANT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT? -- 5. SHOULD A PLAINTIFF BE ABLE TO SUE THE DEFENDANT FOR THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE RATHER THAN SUING THE DEFENDANT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT? -- 6. CONCLUSION -- POSTSCRIPT -- 3. Understanding the Law of Restitution: A Map Through the Thicket -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WHAT IS THE LAW OF RESTITUTION ABOUT? -- 3. THE RECOGNITION OF THE PRINCIPLE AGAINST UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- 4. A QUARTET OF LEADING ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CASES -- 5. RESTITUTIONARY REMEDIES -- 6. THE CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE OR MAP OF RESTITUTION -- 7. MORE DIFFICULT TERRAIN -- 8. CONCLUSION -- 4. Free Acceptance and the Law of Restitution -- I. THE ATTACK AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE -- 2. THE ATTACK THROUGH THE AUTHORITIES -- 3. INCIDENTAL ADVANTAGE OF REMOVING FREE ACCEPTANCE -- 4. A SECONDARY LINE OF ATTACK -- CONCLUSION -- 5. Restitution: Where do We Go From Here? -- 1. WHERE HAVE WE GOT TO? -- 2. HOW HAVE WE GOT HERE? -- 3. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- 6. In Defence of Tort -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE CENTRAL ATTACK ON TORT -- 3. THE CENTRAL DEFENCE -- 4. THE SCOPE OF THE TORT ATTACK: WHERE DOES IT STOP? -- 5. WHAT SHOULD BE THE WAY FORWARD? -- 6. CONCLUSION -- 7. Legislative Reform of Remedies for Breach of Contract -- 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LAW ON JUDICIAL REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT -- 3. EXEMPLARY, RESTITUTIONARY, AND MENTAL DISTRESS DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT -- 4. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AS A DEFENCE TO BREACH OF CONTRACT -- 5. INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENT OF CONTRACTUAL DEBTS -- 6. DAMAGES IN CONTRACTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIRD PARTIES -- 7. PENALTY CLAUSES -- 8. LIMITATION PERIODS -- 9. REMOTENESS -- 10. CONCLUSION -- 8. Improving Contract and Tort: The View from the Law Commission -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS -- 3. ON-GOING PROJECTS -- 4. SOME POSSIBLE FUTURE PROJECTS -- 5. CONCLUSION -- Index.
Through these studies of contract,tort and restitution, Andrew Burrows provides a stimulating guide to the present shape and likely future development of the law of obligations.
9781847311429
Obligations (Law) -- Great Britain.
Contracts -- Great Britain.
Torts -- Great Britain.
Restitution -- Great Britain.
Electronic books.
KD720.B87 1998
346.4/2/02
Understanding the Law of Obligations : Essays on Contract, Tort and Restitution. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (248 pages)
Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Contents -- Foreword -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes and Supra-National Legislation -- 1. Dividing the Law of Obligations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CONTRACT -- 3. TORT -- 4. RESTITUTION -- 5. THE DIVISION BETWEEN CONTRACT AND TORT -- 6. EQUITABLE WRONGS -- 2. Solving the Problem of Concurrent Liability -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ADVANTAGES -- 3. CENTRAL THESIS -- 4. SHOULD A PLAINTIFF BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM A BAD BARGAIN BY SUING THE DEFENDANT IN RESTITUTION FOR A FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION RATHER THAN SUING THE DEFENDANT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT? -- 5. SHOULD A PLAINTIFF BE ABLE TO SUE THE DEFENDANT FOR THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE RATHER THAN SUING THE DEFENDANT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT? -- 6. CONCLUSION -- POSTSCRIPT -- 3. Understanding the Law of Restitution: A Map Through the Thicket -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WHAT IS THE LAW OF RESTITUTION ABOUT? -- 3. THE RECOGNITION OF THE PRINCIPLE AGAINST UNJUST ENRICHMENT -- 4. A QUARTET OF LEADING ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CASES -- 5. RESTITUTIONARY REMEDIES -- 6. THE CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE OR MAP OF RESTITUTION -- 7. MORE DIFFICULT TERRAIN -- 8. CONCLUSION -- 4. Free Acceptance and the Law of Restitution -- I. THE ATTACK AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE -- 2. THE ATTACK THROUGH THE AUTHORITIES -- 3. INCIDENTAL ADVANTAGE OF REMOVING FREE ACCEPTANCE -- 4. A SECONDARY LINE OF ATTACK -- CONCLUSION -- 5. Restitution: Where do We Go From Here? -- 1. WHERE HAVE WE GOT TO? -- 2. HOW HAVE WE GOT HERE? -- 3. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- 6. In Defence of Tort -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE CENTRAL ATTACK ON TORT -- 3. THE CENTRAL DEFENCE -- 4. THE SCOPE OF THE TORT ATTACK: WHERE DOES IT STOP? -- 5. WHAT SHOULD BE THE WAY FORWARD? -- 6. CONCLUSION -- 7. Legislative Reform of Remedies for Breach of Contract -- 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LAW ON JUDICIAL REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT -- 3. EXEMPLARY, RESTITUTIONARY, AND MENTAL DISTRESS DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT -- 4. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AS A DEFENCE TO BREACH OF CONTRACT -- 5. INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENT OF CONTRACTUAL DEBTS -- 6. DAMAGES IN CONTRACTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIRD PARTIES -- 7. PENALTY CLAUSES -- 8. LIMITATION PERIODS -- 9. REMOTENESS -- 10. CONCLUSION -- 8. Improving Contract and Tort: The View from the Law Commission -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS -- 3. ON-GOING PROJECTS -- 4. SOME POSSIBLE FUTURE PROJECTS -- 5. CONCLUSION -- Index.
Through these studies of contract,tort and restitution, Andrew Burrows provides a stimulating guide to the present shape and likely future development of the law of obligations.
9781847311429
Obligations (Law) -- Great Britain.
Contracts -- Great Britain.
Torts -- Great Britain.
Restitution -- Great Britain.
Electronic books.
KD720.B87 1998
346.4/2/02