Dear Colleagues:

 

Congratulations go out to ODGers Birke Häcker and Charles Mitchell on the publication of Current Issues in Succession Law and to Mateja Durovic on the publication of European Law on Unfair Commercial Practices and Contract Law. Both titles are with Hart, which has generously offered a 20% discount to list members if the attached instructions are followed.

Here are the descriptions:

 

Current Issues in Succession Law (Edited by Birke Häcker and Charles Mitchell)

While continental and comparative lawyers have recently rediscovered succession law as an area of immense practical importance deserving greater academic attention, it is still a neglected field in England. This book aims to reinvigorate the English debate. It brings together contributions by leading academics and practitioners engaging with topical issues as well as questions of fundamental importance in succession law and estate planning. The book will be of interest to both academics and practitioners working in the field, and to non-English comparative lawyers.

 

European Law on Unfair Commercial Practices and Contract Law (Mateja Durovic)

The book examines the ambiguous relationship between the European law on unfair commercial practices and contract law. In particular, the manuscript demonstrates that the Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (UCPD) has had a major impact on contract law, despite the declaration concerning the formal independence between the two branches of law established by Article 3(2) UCPD. The insights and conclusions identified in the book contribute to a better understanding of European private law and the general process of Europeanisation of private law in the European Union, and in particular of contract law.

 

Happy Reading,

 

 

Jason Neyers
Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
Western University
Law Building Rm 26
e. jneyers@uwo.ca
t. 519.661.2111 (x88435)