Landmark Cases in the Law of Punitive Damages

James Goudkamp is Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford, UK. Eleni Katsampouka is Lecturer in Law at King's College London, UK.

1. Huckle v Money (1763): Exemplary Damages and Liberty of the Subject
TT Arvind (University of York, UK) and Jenny Steele (University of York, UK)

2. Wilkes v Wood (1763): General Warrants and Punitive Damages
David Ibbetson (University of Cambridge, UK)

3. Bell v Midland Railway Co (1861): The Curious Case of Disputing Directors
Emily Gordon (University College London, UK)

4. Rookes v Barnard (1964): 'Going off the Lines'
Iain Field (University of Queensland, Australia)

5. Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972): Maritime, Generational and Judicial Clashes
James Goudkamp (University of Oxford, UK)

6. Lamb v Cotogno (1987): Insured Punishment
Kit Barker (University of Queensland, Australia)

7. German Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 4 June 1992, Case IX ZR 149/91 (BGHZ 118, 312): German Law’s Dilemma with Punitive Damages
Johannes Ungerer (University of Oxford, UK)

8. John v MGN Ltd (1995): Enclosing the Jury Paddock?
Mark Lunney (King’s College London, UK)

9. Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998): Does the Criminal Punishment of the Defendant Bar Exemplary Damages? Questions Answered and Unanswered
Felicity Maher (University of Western Australia, Australia)

10. Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary (2001): A Milestone in the Expansion of Punitive Damages
Eleni Katsampouka (King's College London, UK)

11. Whiten v Pilot Insurance Co (2002): How Can Something So Wrong Feel So Right?
Zoë Sinel (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

12. Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd (2003): Equity, Penalties, Controversy and Costs
Mark Leeming (University of Sydney, Australia)

13. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co v Campbell (2003): The Misguided Legacy of Proportionality
Catherine M Sharkey (New York University, USA)

14. Mathias v Accor Economy Lodging, Inc (2003): Judge Richard A Posner’s Message and Method on Punitive Damages
Ellen M Bublick (University of Arizona, USA)

15. Couch v Attorney-General (No 2) (2010): The Susan Couch Litigation
Stephen Todd (University of Canterbury, UK)

15. Schlenzka & Langhorne v Fountaine Pajot (2010): The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Awards in France
Solène Rowan (King’s College London, UK)

17. PH Hydraulics & Engineering Pte Ltd v Airtrust (Hong Kong) Ltd (2017): Orthodoxy Rules
Pey Woan Lee (Singapore Management University, Singapore)