English private law [electronic resource] / Professor Andrew Burrows, editor.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Third edition published in 2013Description: 1 online resource (ccxxviii, 1532 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191778612 (eISBN)Subject(s): Civil law -- England | Civil law -- WalesAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleLOC classification: KD720 .E54 2013Online resources: e-book Full-text access Summary: This book is a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. The book acts as a first point of reference for practitioners approaching a private law issue for the first time, whilst simultaneously providing an 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 provides a 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.
Includes index (1389-1532).
This book is a key point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. The book acts as a first point of reference for practitioners approaching a private law issue for the first time, whilst simultaneously providing an 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 provides a 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.
Description based on print version record.