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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451457003321

Autore

Burrows Andrew

Titolo

Understanding the law of obligations : essays on contract, tort and restitution / Andrew Burrows

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Hart Publishing, 1998

ISBN

1-84731-675-1

1-4725-5900-2

1-280-80871-3

9786610808717

1-84731-142-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

346.4102

Soggetti

Contracts - Great Britain

Obligations (Law) - Great Britain

Torts - Great Britain

Restitution - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes and Supra national Legislation; 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; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

"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. Having argued that one should distinguish contract, tort and restitution, while recognising concurrent liability between them, Burrows goes on to map out the law of restitution and to analyse the future direction of that newly-



recognised subject. Tort is then defended against those who would seek to abolish much of it. Looking through the eyes of the Law Commissioner charged with responsibility for recommending improvements to the law of obligations, the collection of essays is rounded off with a view of the main reforms needed in this central area of civil justice."--Bloomsbury Publishing

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. Having argued that one should distinguish contract, tort and restitution, while recognising concurrent liability between them, Burrows goes on to map out the law of restitution and to analyse the future direction of that newly-recognised subject. Tort is then defended against those who would seek to abolish much of it. Looking through the eyes of the Law Commissioner charged with responsibility for recommending improvements to the law of obligations, the collection of essays is rounded off with a view of the main reforms needed in this central area of civil justice