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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792865503321

Autore

Sheehan Duncan

Titolo

The principles of personal property law / / Duncan Sheehan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [UK] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2017

ISBN

1-5099-0135-3

1-5099-0133-7

1-5099-0134-5

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 pages)

Collana

Studies in International Law

Disciplina

343.42/023

Soggetti

Personal property - England

Personal property - Wales

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The basic concepts of personal property law -- Transfer of legal title to tangibles -- Nemo dat quod non habet -- Assignment of legal choses in action -- Disposition of subsisting equitable interests -- Negotiation and negotiable instruments -- Defective transfers and payments -- Protection of legal title via tort law -- Protection of equitable title : remedies for misdirected property --Bailment and attornment -- Security interests and quasi-security -- Pledge and lien -- Mortgages and bills of sale -- Equitable charges -- Secured transactions law reform -- Concluding observations.

Sommario/riassunto

The law of personal property covers a very wide spectrum of scenarios and, unfortunately, has had little detailed scrutiny of its overarching structure over the years. It is a system and can best be understood as a system. Indeed, without understanding it as a system, it becomes much more difficult to comprehend. The second edition of this acclaimed textbook continues to provide a comprehensive yet detailed coverage of the law of personal property in England and Wales. It includes transfer of legal title to chattels, the nemo dat rule, negotiable instruments and assignment of choses in action. It also looks at defective transfers of property and the resulting proprietary claims, including those contingent on tracing, the tort of conversion, bailment and security interests. By bringing together areas often scattered



throughout company law, commercial law, trusts and tort textbooks, it enables readers to see common themes and issues and to make otherwise impossible generalisations across different contexts about the nature of the concepts English law applies. Throughout the book, concepts are explained rigorously, with reference to how they are used in commercial practice and everyday life. The new edition also includes a new chapter on secured transactions law reform, and introduces new material on the Cape Town Convention, IP rights and other intangible property. The book will be of primary interest to academics and practitioners in the area. However, it will also be of use to students studying commercial or personal property law