Economic Loss

A guide to the law and practice of economic loss, for use by practitioners when advising clients, assessing a case and the possible consequences of litigation. This text brings together case law and relevant legislation, and provides a picture of the current state of the law.

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Actions involving economic loss cover many areas of commercial law, from consumer protection to corporate finance, and the law is slowly changing to deal more fairly with this specific issue - particularly in commonwealth countries. Practitioners should use this guide to the law and practice of economic loss when advising clients, assessing a case and the possible consequences of litigation. In "Economic Loss", the author pulls together all the case law and relevant legislation, analyzing the decisions to provide a definitive picture of the current state of the law. He also suggests the likely future of this area of tort, partially based on the developing law in Commonwealth countries.