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Legal Manuals

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Who to sue?

3. Liability for breach of contract

4. Liability in tort

5. Damages in contract

6. Damages in tort

7. Liability and damages for misrepresentation

8. Equitable remedies in contract

9. Injunctions

10. Bailment and interference with goods

11. Quantum of damages for personal injury

12. Quantum of damages for a fatal accident

13. Other equitable remedies

14. Judicial review

15. Real property law

16. Remedies in the law of trusts

17. Remedies for unlawful discrimination

18. European Community law remedies

19. European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

20. Class problems in contract and tort

This manual takes a practical approach to identifying and choosing remedial relief and the calculation of damages. For all students and practitioners who face the challenge of finding practical solutions to real problems, Remedies provides substantive law, problems and worked examples across a range of topics which frequently arise in general practice. This edition takes account of the latest case law and the most recent amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules.

The early part of the manual covers the general principles of remedies in contract and tort, with in-depth instruction on the calculation of damages for personal injury and fatal accidents. It then moves on to look at remedies that may be available in various areas of law, including judicial review, real property, trusts, unlawful discrimination, and EC remedies. This provides students with a strong foundation in all areas of a very broad topic.The chapter on the European Convention on Human Rights incorporates all the latest developments in this fast-moving area of law, ensuring that students are kept fully up to date.

The last section of the manual sets out some problems which encourage students to apply the relevant law and to practice choosing the remedy that will best serve their client's objective.