McGregor on Damages: 2024 [paper]

McGregor on Damages

A primary reference tool on the general principles and the particular aspects of common law damages, McGregor on Damages is still the leading authority on damages and has been for 60 years. Provides comprehensive coverage of the law of damages, from detailed consideration of the general principles of damages to specific heads of damages and the operation of damages in many specific areas of law.

• Clarifies complex areas including loss of a chance, mitigation, causation, and exemplary damages
• Explains difficult and rapidly developing heads of damages such as licence fee damages, vindicatory damages
• Includes consideration of the operation of money awards in equity including equitable damages, equitable compensation and disgorgement of a defendant’s profits
• Examines specific issues as periodical payments, breaches of undertakings as to damages, damages, and interest on damages
• Goes through the statement of case, the trial and appeals
• Considers damages in relation to particular contracts, torts and human rights such as below:

Contracts

• Sale of Goods, Hire and Hire-purchase of Goods, Sale of Land, Contracts to Pay or to Lend Money, Contracts for Carriage, Contracts of Employment, and Contracts for Professional Services

Torts

• Torts affecting Goods: Damages and Destruction, Misappropriation, Torts Affecting Land, Torts Causing Personal Injury, Torts Causing Death, Assault and False Imprisonment, Malicious Institution of Legal Proceedings, Defamation, Economic Torts, Misrepresentation, Infringement of Privacy, Confidence and Private information, and Misfeasance in Public Office.

Human Rights

• Comprehensive examination of damages under the Human Rights Act 1998 including the claims for which these damages are available, the circumstances when they will be available, and their quantum.

ISBN:  9780414119598

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