McGregor has been leading authority on the law of damages for nearly 150 years. Part of the Common Law Library, it provides in-depth and comprehensive coverage of the law, from detailed consideration of the general principles to specific heads of damages. Damages in contract and tort are compared, and each type is dealt with individually. Related procedural issues are also covered in a separate section, bringing the work fully up-to-date with the impact of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Covers both particular causes of action in contract, tort and now human rights, with detailed explanation of how the law applies to specific practice areas and situations
Includes in-depth analysis of case law such as SAAMCO, Fairchild, McFarlane, Farley v Skinner and Kuddus
Fully up-to-date with new chapters on Human Rights and Restitutionary Damages
Clarifies complex areas such as loss of a chance, mitigation, causation and exemplary damages
Considers current issues including calculation of damages, periodical payments and interest on damages and anticipates likely future developments
Addresses the question of whether interest should be added to damages payments with reference to the recent Law Commission Consultation Paper
Supplemented regularly to stay up-to-date with developments as they occur
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978-0-421-90610-5 (9780421906105)
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General principles. Definition, scope, object and terminology. Pecuniary losses. Non-pecuniary losses. The general problem of limits. Reduction of damages for contributory negligence. Remoteness of damage. Mitigation of damage. Certainty of damage. Past and prospective damage. Nominal damages. Exemplary damages. Liquidated damages. Restitutionary damages. The incidence of taxation. The awarding of interest. The effect of changes in value. The recovery of costs, damages and fines incurred in previous proceedings. Damages in actions surviving death.
Particular causes of actionSale of goods. Hire and hire-purchase of goods. Sale of land. Lease of land. Sales of shares and loan of stock. Contracts to pay or to lend money. Building contracts. Contracts of carriage. Contracts of employment. Contracts for Professional or Other Services. Contracts concerning principal and agent. Contracts of warranty of authority by agent.
TortTorts affecting goods: damage and destruction. Torts affecting goods: misappropriation. Torts affecting land. Torts causing personal injury. Torts causing death. Assault and false imprisonment. Malicious prosecution and cognate torts. Defamation. Economic torts. Misrepresentation. Human Rights.
Procedure. The pleadings. The trial. Appeals.
