Wrongs and Remedies in the Twenty-First Century

Name: Wrongs and Remedies in the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780198262923

ISBN-10: 0198262922

ISBN-13: 9780198262923

Edition: 1996

Authors: Peter Birks

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When potential litigants first approach a lawyer they are generally interested in finding out one thing only: are they likely to be able to win damages or any other kind of remedy and what kind of quantum of damages are they likely to receive? It becomes the lawyers main task to try to argue for a remedy and to persuade the court that the plaintiff has a good cause of action. Textbooks about contract and tort frequently treat damages and other remedies as an after thought when in fact it is the issue of remedies which is a constant and an ever present consideration for the plaintiff and his or her lawyer. This new book, containing contributions from many of the UKs leading specialists…

Book details

List price: $265.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/24/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 348
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Editor's Preface


List of Contributors



Personal Injuries in the Twenty First Century: Thinking the Unthinkable



Professional and Client: the Duty of Care



Professional Negligence in Tort: the Search for A Theory



The Negligent Professional: Liability for A Fair Share?



The Fiduciary Relationship and Its Application to Doctors and Patients



Professionals as Competing Monopolistse



Reforming Exemplary Damages: Expansion or Abolition?



Punitive Damages



Restitutionary Damages



Exceptional Measures of Damages in Contract



Rethinking Penalty Clauses



Controlling the Power to Agree Damages



Exceptional Measures of Damages: A Search for Principles


Index