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This highly-awaited second edition of Multi-Party Actions represents an updated, authoritative text on various collective action mechanisms in the civil procedure of England and Wales. The text boasts new analysis, coverage of the new competition damages mechanisms, and fresh collections of cases organised by subject matter. Learn More

Contractual Relations is a critique of the theoretical, doctrinal and practical foundations of the entire law of contract. It argues that resolution of the inadequacies of the classical law of contract, and of the welfarist response to the classical law, requires recognition of the social relational nature of exchange and contract. Learn More

Combining legal and philosophical analysis, Reciprocal Freedom offers a sequenced and legally informed argument for understanding law as necessary to our existence as free beings. Exploring the relationship between private law and the state, this book covers conceptions of corrective justice, rights, ownership, and the role of legal institutions. Learn More

This new book is a practical and up-to-date guide to the reforms and related issues arising from the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act in relation to marriage and civil partnership in England and Wales. Learn More

A complete practitioner reference text on general limitation in a range of specialist contexts, giving guidance on the defence of limitation and the application of time limits. Learn More

This title uses contemporary political theories to address fundamental questions on European contract law. It also places these theories in the context of the current European contract law landscape. This book highlights future options for contract law in the EU, and how it may need to change. Learn More

This title uses contemporary political theories to address fundamental questions on European contract law. It also places these theories in the context of the current European contract law landscape. This book highlights future options for contract law in the EU, and how it may need to change. Learn More

This title provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at Japanese law, primarily looking at private law. Updated to include new case law, amendments, judgements, and Supreme Court cases since the last edition in 2009, this is an essential work for all dealing with Japanese law. Learn More

This monograph provides a sustained analysis of two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relative title and the principle that possession is a source of title. It examines several central concepts in the law of property, including possession and ownership. Learn More

This collection in honour of Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford, brings together a distinguished group of judges and academics to reflect on the impact of his work on our understanding of civil procedure and evidence today. Learn More

The law of Equity is unique in exhibiting a lack of consensus about its most fundamental questions, including its legitimacy and efficiency. This volume explores in depth some of the essential questions that surround the law of Equity, and offers a major contribution to the study of a body of law that informs large areas of private law. Learn More

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This book offers an accessible introduction to the challenging area of the conflict of laws. Fully reconfigured to take into account the changes which have taken place since 2011, and endeavouring to make sense of the state of the law which will be in place after Brexit, this volume is an essential overview to the field. Learn More