Understanding the Law of Obligations (eBook)

Through these studies of contract, tort and restitution, Andrew Burrows provides a stimulating guide to the present shape and likely future development of the law of obligations.

Having argued that one should distinguish contract, tort and restitution, while recognising concurrent liability between them, Burrows goes on to map out the law of restitution and to analyse the future direction of that newly-recognised subject. Tort is then defended against those who would seek to abolish much of it. Looking through the eyes of the Law Commissioner charged with responsibility for recommending improvements to the law of obligations, the collection of essays is rounded off with a view of the main reforms needed in this central area of civil justice.

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NEW in paperbackFrom the Reviews of the hardback edition:This is a fascinating and thought-provoking collection of eight essays..... Taken together they represent a coherent and compelling exposition of the English law of obligations.... One is left with the picture of an [author] ... who remains a devotee of "e;practical scholarship"e; and the deductive technique of the common law and has a grasp on its intricacies second to non."e;Edwin Peel, The Law Quarterly Review, 1999"e;[These essays], all concerned with various aspects of contract, tort and unjust enrichment, are a pleasure to peruse, and a distinct cut above the usual lacklustre collection of past triumphs now beyond their sell-by date. Without exception they are both topical and relevant: ... together they form a readable, scholarly and eclectic mixture of exposition and polemic, of speculation and analysis"e;Andrew Tettenborn, The Cambridge Law Journal, 1999 "e;..quite simply the most convincing and complete explanation of the law of obligations that is currently available - the book is thorough, compelling, definitive, and highly important."e;Paul Kearns, Anglo-American Law Review, 1999"e;an extremely important work, produced by a leading academic."e;David Wright, Adelaide Law Review