Restitution Discussion Group Archives
| Sender: |
Lionel Smith |
| Date: |
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:00:36 |
| Re: |
New books |
Two new books which
will be of interest to RDG members:
Graham Virgo, The Principles of the Law of Restitution.
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1999. 778 pages. ISBN 0-19-876377-8. £35,
softback. More details at <http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-876377-8>.
William Swadling and Gareth Jones, eds, The Search for Principle: Essays
in Honour of Lord Goff of Chieveley. Oxford University Press, 1999. 329
pages. ISBN 0-19-829883-8. £45, hardback.
Lionel
A magisterial overview of the whole law of restitution.
A collection of 13 essays in honour of Lord Goff, plus a reprint of his
1983 Maccabaean Lecture "The Search for Principle". Six of the essays
will be of specific interest to RDG members: in the order they appear:
Recovering Payments under Void Contracts in Scots Law - Lord Rodger of
Earlsferry; The Temptation of Elegance: Concurrence of Restitutionary
and Contractual Claims - Jack Beatson; Lord Goff's Contribution to the
Law of Restitution - Gareth Jones; The Role of Fault in the Law of Unjust
Enrichment - Peter Birks; The Myth of Phillips v Homfray - William Swadling;
Reforming Non-Compensatory Damages - Andrew Burrows. Other essays by other
distinguished authors cover a wide range of subjects.
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