Palmer on Bailment, 3rd Edition

Author: Professor Norman Palmer CBE
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
ISBN: 9781847030689
Published In: November 2009
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The 3rd Edition of Bailment:

Analyses a vast range of transactions, covering not only those bailments that are negotiated on a commercial basis but also those that occur without the consent of the owner and those that carry no formal remuneration
Shows the impact of bailment on other fields of civil obligation
Explores the relation between bailment and possession at large
Captures and interprets all the latest developments covering areas including bailment and limitation periods, insurance, intangible property, the human body and animals as well as transmissible leases of chattels
Provides guidance on litigation and pleading, offering a new chapter on practice and procedure, with expert guidance on the pleading of bailment claims and the machinery of court documents
Covers the common law jurisdictions
Includes commentary on a wealth of case law
Frequently cited in court

CONSTITUTION AND CONTENT

PARTICULAR BAILMENTS - BAILMENT WITHOUT REWARD

PARTICULAR BAILMENTS - BAILMENT FOR REWARD

SPECIAL MODES OF CREATION

Extended and Constructive Bailments: Sub-bailment, Substitutional Bailment and Quasi-Bailment
Transmissible leases of chattels
Bailment by Attornment
Finders and other unrequested keepers
Innkeepers
Boarding house keepers

SPECIAL CLASSES OF SUBJECT MATTER

BAILMENT AND OTHER HEADS OF OBLIGATION

REDRESS, REMEDIES, RESOLUTION AND ENFORCEMENT

APPENDICES

Res ipsa loquitur and the burden of proof in bailment
The Common law term as to safety and fitness for use under contracts for the hire of goods
Bailment and covenants with chattels