Details
- A unique reference work covering the whole of English private law in one single portable volume
- Concise, yet lucid and authoritative coverage, which makes it the ideal starting point for reference and research
- Written and edited by acknowledged experts on English law, offering proven reliability
- The ideal quick reference for practitioners to fall back on when a client raises a point outside their normal area of expertise, as well as for academics, and practitioners overseas who want a one stop resource on English law
- Thoroughly revised with a number of new leading authors to ensure unrivalled coverage
New to this edition
- Now includes arbitration in civil procedure, the effect on tort law of the Human Rights Act 1998, regulatory reform in the light of the global financial crisis, and consideration of international sales of goods
Now in its third edition, this work has established itself as a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. The book acts as an accessible first point of reference for practitioners approaching a private law issue for the first time, whilst simultaneously providing a lucid, concise and authoritative overview of all the key areas of private law. This includes contract, tort, unjust enrichment, land law, trusts, intellectual property, succession, family, companies, insolvency, private international law and civil procedure. Each section is written by an acknowledged expert, using their experience and understanding to provide a clear distillation and analysis of the subject.
This new edition includes all the recent developments since the publication of the second edition in 2007. It covers some areas that were previously not addressed including arbitration in civil procedure, the Human Rights Act 1998 in tort law, and regulatory reform in the light of the global financial crisis.
No other single text provides such comprehensive and lucid coverage of the whole of English private law as this one. It has come to be regarded as an essential item for every law library, reflecting its appeal to both English practitioners and those working in other jurisdictions. At the same time the book's depth of analysis, combined with its ease of reference, make it a favourite among academics and students worldwide.
Readership: Practitioners, academics, and students in England and Wales. Also of interest to overseas lawyers and academics.
PART I SOURCES OF LAW
1: Professor John Bell: Sources of Law
PART II THE LAW OF PERSONS
2: Professor Jonathan Herring: Family
3: Professor John Armour: Companies and Other Associations
PART III THE LAW OF PROPERTY
4: Mr William Swadling: Property: General Principles
5: Professor Lionel Smith: Security
6: Professor Graeme Dinwoodie and Professor William Cornish: Intellectual Property
7: Professor Roger Kerridge: Succession
PART IV THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
8: Professor Ewan McKendrick: Contract: In General
9: Professor Francis Reynolds: Agency
10: Professor Ewan McKendrick: Sale of Goods
11: Professor Francis Rose: Carriage of Goods by Sea
12: Professor Malcolm Clarke: Carriage of Goods by Air and Land
13: Professor Malcolm Clarke: Insurance
14: Professor Richard Hooley: Banking
15: Professor Mark Freedland: Employment
16: Professor Norman Palmer: Bailment
17: Mr Donal Nolan and Mr John Davies: Torts and Equitable Wrongs
18: Professor Charles Mitchell: Unjust Enrichment
PART V LITIGATION
19: Professor Michael Bridge: Insolvency
20: Professor Adrian Briggs: Private International Law
21: Professor Andrew Burrows: Judicial Remedies
22: Professor Neil Andrews: Civil Procedure
Edited by Andrew Burrows, Andrew Burrows, FBA, QC (Hon), Professor of the Law of England, University of Oxford, Fellow of All Souls College, Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple
Andrew Burrows, FBA, QC (Hon) is Professor of the Law of England and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is also a Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple.
Contributors:
Professor John Armour (Oriel College, Oxford)
Professor Neil Andrews (Clare College, Cambridge)
Professor John Bell QC FBA FRSA (Pembroke College, Cambridge)
Professor Michael Bridge (London School of Economics)
Professor Adrian Briggs (St Edmund Hall, Oxford)
Professor Malcolm Clarke (St John's College, Cambridge)
Professor William Cornish QC FBA (Magdalene College, Cambridge)
Mr John Davies (Brasenose College, Oxford)
Professor Graeme Dinwoodie (St Peter's College, Oxford)
Professor Mark Freedland FBA (St John's College, Oxford)
Professor Jonathan Herring (Exeter College, Oxford)
Professor Richard Hooley (King's College, London)
Professor Roger Kerridge (University of Bristol)
Professor Ewan McKendrick (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford)
Professor Charles Mitchell (University College, London)
Mr Donal Nolan (Worcester College, Oxford)
Professor Norman Palmer (3 Stone Buildings)
Professor Francis Rose (University of Southampton)
Professor Francis Reynolds QC FBA (Worcester College, Oxford)
Professor Lionel Smith (McGill University, Montreal)
Mr William Swadling (Brasenose College, Oxford)
Review(s) from previous edition
"There must be very few of us who would not benefit from, and be much better informed as a result of having a copy of English Private Law on our shelves. - Stephen Watterson, LQR, 124
"I find it to be a unique achievement among scholarly law books, and am continually surprised at the depth of analysis offered by a book that appears to offer a bird's eye view of English Private Law....It is written by undoubted experts...it is lucid, succinct, and yet it is immensely broad in its scope..." - Professor Sir John H Baker University of Cambridge
"The book is an essential part of any Euopean law library of repute...It is immensely useful to scholars and lawyers working in other jurisdictions seeking a clear account of English law and scholarly analysis of difficult subject areas." - Professor Dr Reinhard Zimmermann Max Planck Institute, Hamburg
"It is a very important book that offers an impressive overview of the laws of England." - Marion Simmons QC 3-4 South Square, London
"Foreign lawyers now have a readily accessible account of English law. Students wishing to obtain an overview of a topic either before or after studying it are well served. Practising lawyers may also want an introduction to an unfamiliar topic or an account of a particular area to get their bearings. The difficult question will not be why this book was written but how we coped without it." - Robert Stevens, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL
