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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198765002
ISBN-139780198765004
eBay Product ID (ePID)1680713
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1910 Pages
Publication NameEnglish Private Law
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCivil Law, General
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorPeter Birks
Subject AreaLaw
SeriesOxford Principles of English Law Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height5.2 in
Item Weight137.6 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width6.7 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-268048
Reviews'This book is a veritable tour de force on the subject. Sweeping in itsscope, it offers illuminating accounts of various individual components ofEnglish private law, whilst at the same time providing a much-needed overview ofhow each of those components fits to form a coherent whole ... This elegantlyproduced book ... is ideally suited to faciltate that process of change. It willbe welcomed by lawyers all over the world.'Commonwealth Lawyer, April 2001, 'It is all very well to say, as L.J. Diplock once did, that the beauty of the common law is that "it is a maze and not a motorway". Lawyers from civil law jurisdictions may be forgiven their craving for a text which, just like the codes they are used to, provides a grip on the structure of agiven field of the common law, helps them to cope with a mass of available material and makes their search for principle and order easy. This is exactly what "English Private Law" has to offer. I predict that this book will be the first port of call for all civil lawyers looking for a structured andsuccinct survey of a certain field of English private law with enough detail to provide directions for further research.'Prof. Dr. Hein Kotz, 'This magisterial work is an invaluable route map to English private law. It provides a unique, structured and principled overview of English law. It will be an indispensable tool in the hands of judges. And since the judges hold the votes practitioners will not want to lag behind.'The Rt Hon Lord Steyn, 'This enterprise, magnificent in scope and well focused in its execution,should hopefully fill the gap that other more detailed practitioners'publications do not address. It will be a first port of call for busypractitioners wanting to remind themselves about the underlying legal conceptsrather than just the latest case.'Sue Ashtiany, Partner, Morgan Cole Solicitors, 'The authors of the various chapters of this book are to be congratulatedon the skill with which they have performed their work. It can have been no easytask; we are all much in their debt. But they should comfort themselves with theknowledge that the book will be of great value to those who consult it. I hopeand trust that it will go into many editions, and so serve the needs of numerouslawyers at home and abroad in the years to come.'The Rt. Hon. The Lord Goff of Chieveley, formerly Senior Law Lord, 'The authors of the various chapters of this book are to be congratulated on the skill with which they have performed their work. It can have been no easy task; we are all much in their debt. But they should comfort themselves with the knowledge that the book will be of great value to thosewho consult it. I hope and trust that it will go into many editions, and so serve the needs of numerous lawyers at home and abroad in the years to come.'The Rt. Hon. The Lord Goff of Chieveley, formerly Senior Law Lord, 'This magisterial work is an invaluable route map to English private law.It provides a unique, structured and principled overview of English law. It willbe an indispensable tool in the hands of judges. And since the judges hold thevotes practitioners will not want to lag behind.'The Rt Hon Lord Steyn, 'This enterprise, magnificent in scope and well focused in its execution, should hopefully fill the gap that other more detailed practitioners' publications do not address. It will be a first port of call for busy practitioners wanting to remind themselves about the underlying legal conceptsrather than just the latest case.'Sue Ashtiany, Partner, Morgan Cole Solicitors, 'Imagine a book which is capable of giving a bird's eye introduction to much of the subject-matter of English private law, whilst at the same time stating the relevant principles with the authority of a work of basic reference. It sounds too good to be true; but, in two volumes running tolittle more than 1,800 pages, this is what the authors of English Private Law manage to do. Practitioners who use the work will have reason to be grateful for the assistance it can provide in one or both capacities.'Stephen Moriarty QC, Fountain Court Chambers, 'It is destined to become a classic, both for its practical use and for its clarity which allows many of the mysteries to fall away from less well known aspects of the subject. The ten years of preparation have resulted in each chapter being a brilliant digest of the subject. It is perfectlyclear that the trust lawyer needs the treatment of his subject as given here and so will many of his professionally qualified colleagues who need to be brought up to standard. The same may be said of other subjects. The trust lawyer of today cannot neglect the chapter on litigation if he is toremain acceptable to his clients in the modern climate of trust litigation. Their place is at the desk side rather than more remotely in the library.'John Goldsworth, Trusts and Trustees, 'This is an important book which will fill the gap for practitioners between Halsbury's Laws of England and a nutshell guide, and which legal libraries should find in great demand from solicitors, barristers and foreign lawyers.'Marion Simmons QC, 3/4 South Square, 'This work will play an important role in helping the civil litigator deal with the increasing complexity, and in some instances the break-up into new specialisms, of the old core subjects of which it is still vital that he or she has a command. It will also be invaluable to non-UK lawyers towhom English law concepts are increasingly becoming a must in certain areas of practice.'Paul Bowden, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 'This book is a veritable tour de force on the subject. Sweeping in its scope, it offers illuminating accounts of various individual components of English private law, whilst at the same time providing a much-needed overview of how each of those components fits to form a coherent whole ...This elegantly produced book ... is ideally suited to faciltate that process of change. It will be welcomed by lawyers all over the world.'Commonwealth Lawyer, April 2001, 'It is destined to become a classic, both for its practical use and forits clarity which allows many of the mysteries to fall away from less well knownaspects of the subject. The ten years of preparation have resulted in eachchapter being a brilliant digest of the subject. It is perfectly clear that thetrust lawyer needs the treatment of his subject as given here and so will manyof his professionally qualified colleagues who need to be brought up tostandard. The same may be said of other subjects. The trust lawyer of todaycannot neglect the chapter on litigation if he is to remain acceptable to hisclients in the modern climate of trust litigation. Their place is at the deskside rather than more remotely in the library.'John Goldsworth, Trusts and Trustees, 'This is, as far as scope and status are concerned, an institutional work in the great tradition ultimately based on Gaius' Institutes. It fills one of the most lamentable gaps in the modern European law library; and it will do more than any other to make English private law accessible tocontinental lawyers.'Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zimmermann
Number of Volumes2 vols.
Volume NumberSet
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionSupplement
Table Of ContentForeword by The Rt Hon Lord Goff of Chieveley, formerly Senior Law LordPrefaceIntroductionList of AbbreviationsVOLUME IPart I Sources of Law1. Sources of LawPart II The Law of Persons2. Family3. Companies and Other AssociationsPart III The Law of Property4. Property: General Principles5. Security6. Intellectual Property7. SuccessionVOLUME IIPart IV The Law of Obligations8. Contract: General Rules9. Agency and Representation10. Sale of Goods11. Carriage of Goods by Sea12. Employment13. Bailment14. Tort15. Unjust EnrichmentPart V Litigation16. Insolvency17. Private International Law18. Judicial Remedies19. Civil ProcedureBibliographyIndex
SynopsisThis work is the essential reference on English private law into the foreseeable future. Packed within its 1800 pages users will find a lucid, concise yet immensely authoritative account of all the key areas of private law. Each section is written by an acknowledged expert. Annual supplements will keep the work fully up to date between editions., This unique and authoratitive work is set to become the essential first point of reference on English private law for lawyers in the UK and throughout the world. Packed within its 1,800 pages, users will find a lucid, concise yet immensely authoritative account of all of the key areas of private law. Edited by the Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford University, Peter Birks, each section is written by an acknowledged expert, bringing to bear their experience and understanding to provide a clear distillation and analysis of the relevant subject.The work is uniquely ambitious in its coverage, with chapters grouped into five main parts: sources of law; law of persons; law of property; law of obligations; and litigation. In each case, leading experts expound the law in their own specialist area, for instance: Dr Stephen Cretney - Family Law; Prof. W.R. Cornish - Intellectual Property; Prof. Sir Guenter Treitel - Contract; Prof. Mark Freedland - Employment; Prof. Norman Palmer - Bailment; Prof. Francis Reynolds - Agency, and Carriage of Goods; Prof. Peter Birks - Unjust Enrichment.English Private Law will become a cornerstone of all legal reference libraries, both practitioner and academic, in the UK and around the world. Practitioners will come to rely upon it as an authoritative yet accessible first source of reference on substantive English law. Academics will turn to it as a distillation of the learning of many of the leading English law scholars. Overseas lawyers will find it a convenient 'one-stop' solution to their need for a holding on English law.The two handsomely-bound volumes are presented in a slip case that will also accommodate the cumulative paperback supplements that will be published to keep English Private Law up to date between editions.
LC Classification NumberKD720.E54 2000
