Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court
Lord Sumption has been one of the most influential judges of his generation. This book critically reflects on the important and controversial issues raised by his jurisprudence.

Using Lord Sumption's judgments and extra-judicial lectures as a starting point, the book contains a selection of essays that consider 'where next' in relation to topics such as:

- contract variation, damages and penalties;
- economic loss and personal injury in tort law;
- knowing receipt and proprietary restitution;
- illegality in private law;
- agency and attribution;
- piercing the corporate veil;
- foreign law in the English courts.

The book covers a broad range of areas in private law including contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equity, company and commercial law, as well as private international law and civil procedure.
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Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court
Lord Sumption has been one of the most influential judges of his generation. This book critically reflects on the important and controversial issues raised by his jurisprudence.

Using Lord Sumption's judgments and extra-judicial lectures as a starting point, the book contains a selection of essays that consider 'where next' in relation to topics such as:

- contract variation, damages and penalties;
- economic loss and personal injury in tort law;
- knowing receipt and proprietary restitution;
- illegality in private law;
- agency and attribution;
- piercing the corporate veil;
- foreign law in the English courts.

The book covers a broad range of areas in private law including contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equity, company and commercial law, as well as private international law and civil procedure.
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Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court

Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court

Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court

Challenging Private Law: Lord Sumption on the Supreme Court

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Lord Sumption has been one of the most influential judges of his generation. This book critically reflects on the important and controversial issues raised by his jurisprudence.

Using Lord Sumption's judgments and extra-judicial lectures as a starting point, the book contains a selection of essays that consider 'where next' in relation to topics such as:

- contract variation, damages and penalties;
- economic loss and personal injury in tort law;
- knowing receipt and proprietary restitution;
- illegality in private law;
- agency and attribution;
- piercing the corporate veil;
- foreign law in the English courts.

The book covers a broad range of areas in private law including contract, tort, unjust enrichment, equity, company and commercial law, as well as private international law and civil procedure.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781509934881
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11/26/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 488
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

William Day is a barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings, London and fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, and Sarah Worthington is the Downing Professor of the Laws of England and Director of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, both at the University of Cambridge.
William Day is a Barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings, UK, and Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, UK.
Dame Sarah Worthington KC (Hon) FBA is Professor of Law, LSE, and Downing Professor Emeritus of the Laws of England and Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Photograph courtesy of University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Lord Sumption
2. Interpretation
Ewan McKendrick
3. Variation and Waiver
William Day
4. Termination
Sir David Foxton
5. Contract Damages
Adam Kramer
6. Penalties
Edwin Peel
7. The Contract/Tort Borderline
Janet O'Sullivan
8. Personal Injury
Nicholas J McBride
9. Injunctions
Donal Nolan
10. Unjust Enrichment
Graham Virgo
11. Proprietary Restitution
William Day and Sarah Worthington
12. Knowing Receipt
Jamie Glister
13. Illegality
Charlie Webb
14. Agency
Peter Watts
15. Attribution
Ernest Lim
16. Powers
Sarah Worthington
17. Piercing the Corporate Veil
Christian Witting
18. Good Arguable Case
Joshua Folkard and Ian Bergson
19. Forum Conveniens
Louise Merrett
20. Foreign Law
Richard Fentiman
21. Res Judicata
The Hon KR Handley QC
22. Privilege
Bankim Thanki QC, Chloe Carpenter QC, Nik Yeo and Rebecca Loveridge
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