English Private Law 2nd/Ed

Acts as a unique reference work providing a high-quality overview 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 a glittering array of 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, or when seeking reassurance within more familiar areas.Invaluable for overseas practitioners and academics seeking to discover and understand the uncodified principles of English law.Important for academics and students in providing a clear and reliable 'map' of English law to guide further in-depth research and study
Now published in one single portable volume to enable ease of reference
Includes new chapters on insurance; carriage of goods by land and air; and banking law.Thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect all new developments in case law and legislation (e.g. the Land Registration Act 2002, the Brussels I Regulation, the Courts Act 2003 ss 100-101 (reviewable periodical payments), and the Companies Act 2006.Extension of the chapter on torts to include equitable wrongs such as breach of fiduciary duty and breach of confidence.Restructured chapters on general property law and civil procedure so as to make the underlying principles more accessibleRewritten chapter on family law to include coverage of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.Now edited by Professor Andrew Burrows, who succeeds the late Professor Peter Birks, as General Editor of both this book and of the Series.