Law of torts, damages and compensation Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Tort Law
Book SynopsisWhat happens if a driver carelessly crashes into another car? Or a newspaper publishes a story which makes derogatory comments about someone? Or if a resident plays loud music every night so that their neighbour cannot get any sleep? Tort law is a collection of such misbehaviours or misadventures where the law deems it appropriate to intervene with civil remedies.This new textbook addresses a range of the most prominent torts. The law is explained with clear writing and an accessible approach, relating the subject to everyday examples. There are key learning points to help anchor the reader's basic understanding, and sections of analysis to guide the reader to a more advanced critical engagement. Above all, tort law is interesting, for it covers so much of our daily lives, and is a constant source of evolving litigation.The Routledge Spotlights series brings a modern, contemporary approach to the core curriculum for the LLB and GDL, which will help students: Table of Contents1: About Tort Law; 2: Negligence: Duty of Care; 3: Negligence: Breach; 4: Negligence: Causation; 5: Negligence: Economic Loss; 6: Negligence: Psychiatric Injury; 7: Negligence: Liability for Omissions; 8: Negligence: Public Authorities; 9: Negligence: Defences and Remedies; 10: Employers’ Liability; 11: Occupiers’ Liability; 12: Interference with Land; 13: Interference with the Person; 14: Privacy; 15: Defamation; Index
£36.09
Pearson Education Law of Tort
Book SynopsisJohn Cooke was formerly Professor of Common Law at Liverpool John Moores University. He has over thirty years of teaching experience and has lectured, researched and written widely in the areas of obligations, media law and medical law.Table of ContentsPart 1 General principles of tort law 1 General principles Part 2 The tort of negligence 2 General principles of negligence 3 Duty of care 4 Psychiatric damage 5 Economic loss 6 Liability for omissions and third parties 7 Liability of public authorities 8 Breach of duty and proof of negligence 9 Causation and remoteness of damage 10 Defences to negligence Part 3 Specific areas of negligence and breach of statutory duty 11 Defective premises 12 Defective products 13 Breach of statutory duty 14 Employer’s liability 15 Medical negligence and related issues Part 4 Torts based on land 16 Trespass to land 17 Nuisance 18 Rylands v Fletcher and liability for fire Part 5 Miscellaneous torts 19 Trespass to the person 20 Defamation and malicious falsehood 21 Privacy – Tort of misuse of private information Part 6 Parties, defences and remedies 22 Vicarious liability 23 Limitation 24 General defences 25 Remedies Glossary of terms Index
£46.99
Pearson Education Law Express Tort Law
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tort Law
Book SynopsisSarah Green is the Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law at the Law Commission of England and Wales. Prior to that, she was Professor of Private Law at the University of Bristol, Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford and a lecturer at the University of Birmingham. She has written two books about specific elements of tort law, and has also published on a variety of other topics including virtual currencies, blockchain issues surrounding intermediated securities, smart contracts, sale of goods law as applicable to digitised assets, and wage theft.Jodi Gardner is a University Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St John's College. She is also a Senior Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law, National University of Singapore. Jodi's research is primarily focused on the intersection between private law and social policy. She is written on a variety of different topics in this area iTable of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: The Tort of Negligence 2. Duty of care 3. Pure economic loss 4. Psychiatric injury 5. Breach of duty 6. Causation 7. Remoteness Part 2: Torts Relating to Land and Goods 8. Occupiers’ Liability 9. Nuisance and the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher 10. Product Liability Part 3: Intentional Torts 11. Economic torts 12. Intentional torts to the person Part 4: Defamation and Privacy 13. Defamation 14. Privacy Part 5: General Matters 15. Vicarious liability 16. Defences 17. Damages.
£29.59
Edinburgh University Press Delict Essentials
Book SynopsisDelict Essentials provides the reader with an introduction to the main areas of the law of delict.
£85.00
BarCharts Publishing, Inc. Torts
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£6.65
Edinburgh University Press Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law
Book SynopsisThis volume investigates the peculiarly British fixation with the the lex Aquilia, a Roman statute enacted c.287/286 BCE to reform the Roman law on wrongful damage to property, against the backdrop larger themes such as the development of delict/tort in Britain and the rise of comparative law.Table of ContentsPreface, Paul J. du Plessis; Matters of Context; 1.The Early Historiography of the Lex Aquilia in Britain: Introducing Students to the Digest, John W. Cairns; 2. William Warwick Buckland on the Lex Aquilia, David Ibbetson; 3. `This Concern with Pattern’: F.H. Lawson’s Negligence in the Civil Law, Paul Mitchell; 4. Student’s Digest: 9.2 in Oxford in the Twentieth Century, Benjamin Spagnolo; Case Studies; 5. Revisiting D.9.2.23.1, Joe Sampson; 6. Reflections on the Quantification of Damnum, Alberto Lorusso; 7. Causation and Remoteness: British Steps on a Roman Path, David Johnston; 8. Roman and Civil Law Reflections on the Meaning of Iniuria in Damnum Iniuria Datum, Giuseppe Valditara; 9. Lord Atkin, Donoghue v Stevenson and the Lex Aquilia: Civilian Roots of the `Neighbour’ Principle, Robin Evans-Jones and Helen Scott; 10. Conclusions, Paul J. du Plessis.
£81.00
Edinburgh University Press Delict
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about the Scots law of delict, rigorously updated for the 3rd edition.
£139.50
Edinburgh University Press Delict
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about the Scots law of delict, rigorously updated for the 3rd edition.
£49.50
Edinburgh University Press Delict Essentials Edinburgh Law Essentials
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£91.25
Edinburgh University Press Delict Essentials Edinburgh Law Essentials
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£23.75
Edinburgh University Press Avizandum Legislation on International Private
Book SynopsisThis volume provides ready access to a wide-ranging selection of materials on those areas of private law in which a foreign element may arise. It includes UK and Scottish statutes and statutory instruments, EU materials and International Conventions.
£28.79
Edinburgh University Press Avizandum Legislation on the Scots Law of
Book SynopsisThis volume for students on Scottish LLB law of obligations courses contains a wide-ranging selection of materials, including statutes, statutory instruments and codes, relating to contract, delict and unjustified enrichment, together with provisions that affect the general law on civil liability.
£36.58
New York University Press The Psychology of Tort Law
Book SynopsisTort law regulates most human activities: from driving a car to using consumer products to providing or receiving medical care. Injuries caused by dog bites, slips and falls, fender benders, bridge collapses, adverse reactions to a medication, bar fights, oil spills, and more all implicate the law of torts. The rules and procedures by which tort cases are resolved engage deeply-held intuitions about justice, causation, intentionality, and the obligations that we owe to one another. Tort rules and procedures also generate significant controversymost visibly in political debates over tort reform. The Psychology of Tort Law explores tort law through the lens of psychological science. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research and their own experiences teaching and researching tort law, Jennifer K. Robbennolt and Valerie P. Hans examine the psychological assumptions that underlie doctrinal rules. They explore how tort law influences the behavior and decision-making of potential plaintTrade ReviewProvides an engaging description of how human psychology influences both the development of tort law and policy and the decisions of litigants, lawyers, judges, and jurors as they navigate the American civil justice system. Their explanations of psychological theory include cutting-edge empirical research and vivid descriptions of classic court cases that lawyers will immediately recognize from law school as well as contemporary cases drawn from todays headlines. For lawyers, the volume offers valuable insights about how judges and jurors are likely to interpret evidence presented at trial. For policymakers, it highlights the conflicts that arise when human intuition diverges from traditional principles of tort law. And it challenges researchers in social psychology and law with a host of unexplored topics to investigate. -- Paula Hannaford-Agor,Director, Center for Jury Studies, National Center for State CourtsThis book series is off to a fantastic start with this volume on tort law. . . . [The volume] is expansive but highly engaging and readable. The authors, both psychologists teaching in law schools, maximize the utility of their efforts by bringing normally scattered psychological research findings to bear on core concepts in the law. Those who believe that the law should develop its doctrines with reference to human psychology will be immensely aided in their efforts to achieve that objective by the availability of this comprehensive but very accessible review of existing psychological research findings relevant to tort law. -- Tom R. Tyler,Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology, Yale University
£28.80
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Defences in Tort
Book SynopsisThis book is the first in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in tort. The essays range from those adopting a primarily doctrinal approach to others that examine the law from a more theoretical or historical perspective. Some essays focus on individual defences, while some are concerned with the links between defences, or with how defences relate to the structure of tort law as a whole. A number of the essays also draw upon concepts and literature that have been developed mainly in relation to the criminal law, and consider their application to tort law. The essays make several original contributions to this complex, important but neglected field of academic enquiry.Trade ReviewAll of the … contributions are thought-provoking and provide a much-needed theoretical perspective the book is essential reading for all private law scholars. [Defences in Tort] is the first in a series of works concerned with defences to liability arising in private law and if the future editions come anywhere close to the calibre of essays contained here one very much looks forward to reading the rest. -- Craig Purshouse * Professional Negligence *The general quality of the contributions is very good indeed and the collection as a whole can be enthusiastically recommended. * Yearbook of European Tort Law *Table of ContentsA. General Issues and Themes 1. Central Issues in the Law of Tort Defences ANDREW DYSON, JAMES GOUDKAMP AND FREDERICK WILMOT-SMITH 2. Pleading Defences in Tort: The Historical Perspective DAVID IBBETSON 3. Defining ‘Defences’ LUÍS DUARTE D’ALMEIDA 4. Tort Law’s Missing Excuses JOHN CP GOLDBERG 5. Duties to Try and Duties to Succeed STEPHEN A SMITH 6. Balancing Defences RODERICK BAGSHAW 7. Defences and Third Parties: Justifying Participation PAUL S DAVIES B. Specific Defences 8. Justifying Necessity as a Defence in Tort Law GRAHAM VIRGO 9. A Defence of Duress in the Law of Torts? JAMES EDELMAN AND ESTHER DYER 10. Nuisance, Planning and Regulation: The Limits of Statutory Authority DONAL NOLAN 11. Weaving the Law’s Seamless Web: Reflections on the Illegality Defence in Tort Law BEVERLEY McLACHLIN 12. The Doctrine of Illegality and Interference with Chattels JAMES GOUDKAMP AND LORENZ MAYR 13. Should Contributory Fault be Analogue or Digital? ROBERT STEVENS 14. Assumption of Risk in a System of Strict Liability: Conceptual Tangles and Social Consequences RICHARD A EPSTEIN 15. Privacy Claims: Transformation, Fault, and the Public Interest Defence BARBARA McDONALD 16. Some Recurring Issues in Relation to Limitation of Actions ANDREW BURROWS
£44.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Province and Politics of the Economic Torts
Book SynopsisEconomic torts play a key role in the development of private law more generally. Indeed, the landmark case of OBG v Allan (2008) provided one of the most important decisions in the whole of the law of torts in the last generation, as the House of Lords sought to bring order to an area of the law that has long been beset by doctrinal and theoretical puzzles. Probably the most enduring question of all in this area is whether the economic torts can be unified. This book argues that the search for unity is a will o’ the wisp. More particularly, it shows that although some juridical connections exist between some of these torts, there is far more that separates them than unites them. Offering a unique perspective, this is a landmark publication on the law of economic torts.Table of Contents1. Introduction I. Identifying ‘The Economic Torts’ A. One Major Problem B. The Major Problem in Historical Perspective II. The Actions Dealt with in this Book III. Aims and Theses IV. Structure of the Book 2. The Mistake of Monism I. Introduction II. Leading Monistic Accounts III. The Limitations of Monism A. The Conventional View B. The Rights-Based View C. The Kantian View IV. Conclusion 3. Inducing Breach of Contract I. An Inexplicable Action? A. Attempted Rationales B. An Alternative View II. An Action Protecting Purely Economic Interests? A. A Lesson from ‘Status-Based’ Theory B. A Lesson from the ‘Property Thesis’ C. A Lesson from ‘Accessory (or Secondary) Liability Theory’ III. Conclusion 4. Torts Requiring Unlawful Means I. Introduction II. Causing Loss by Unlawful Means A. The Conventional View on Scope B. Challenges to the Conventional View on Scope C. The Rationale of the Unlawful Means Tort III. Unlawful Means Conspiracy A. Distinctiveness of the Tort B. Scope and Potential of Unlawful Means Conspiracy IV. Conclusion 5. Lawful Means Conspiracy and Intimidation 2 I. Lawful Means Conspiracy A. Vitality B. Rationale C. Merits D. Potential E. Reservations F. Final Remarks II. Two-Party Intimidation A. Introduction B. Vitality C. Gist D. Merits and Potential E. Other Reservations F. Final Remarks 6. The Misrepresentation Torts I. Introduction II. Passing Off A. Protected Interest B. The Relevance of Reprehensible Conduct C. The Future D. Final Remarks III. Injurious Falsehood A. Vitality B. Protected Interests C. The Need for Malice D. Future Prospects E. Final Remarks IV. Deceit A. Protected Interests B. Egregious Wrongdoing C. Final Remarks V. Conclusion 7. Connections and Distinctions I. Monism Revisited II. Juridical Links and Distinctions A. Mental Elements B. Unlawful Means C. Conclusion on Juridical Links and Distinctions III. Structural Links and Distinctions IV. Functional Links and Distinctions A. Torts Protecting a Range of Interests B. Torts with a Clear Alternative Rationale C. Conclusion on Functional Distinctions V. Overall Conclusion 8. Genesis and Evolution I. Introduction II. Zeitgeist III. Politics A. The Commitment to Individualism B. Faith in Competitive Markets C. Judicial Hostility Towards Trade Unions 3 IV. The Influence of Juristic Literature V. Especially Reprehensible Defendants VI. Conclusion 9. Future Province of the Economic Torts I. Introduction II. The Future of the Economic Torts A. The Legitimacy of Judicial Gap-Filling B. Constraints on, and Justifications for, Judicial Innovation III. Interpretivism or Wishful Thinking? IV. Conclusion
£85.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Negligence and Illegality
Book SynopsisThis book examines claims in negligence arising from illegal conduct of the claimant. An array of public policy and other grounds have been advanced for resolving these claims, resulting in an area that is characterised by confusing and contradictory case law. The book analyses the various explanations put forward as the basis for illegality doctrine within a framework of corrective justice theory. Illegality law poses particular challenges for the corrective justice explanation of negligence law, as many illegality tests are based on public policy considerations external to the relationship of the parties. The book argues that the only circumstance where illegality doctrine should be applied to deny a claim is where this is necessary to preserve the coherence of the legal system. It develops the work of Ernest Weinribian corrective justice theorists to explain how the principle of legal coherence fits within the framework of corrective justice theory, and why legal coherence is the only valid conceptual basis for a doctrine of illegality. It also contains a detailed study on the scope of the coherence rationale and the principles that will determine its application.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Perspectives 3. The Tort–Crime Interface 4. Policy and Discretion 5. The Connection Tests 6. Overview of the Coherence Rationale 7. Statutory Purpose 8. No Loss or Damage: Sanction-shifting and Related Claims 9. No Loss or Damage: Illegal Profits and Earnings 10. A Relational Explanation: Joint Illegal Enterprise Cases 11. Conclusion
£33.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Evolution from Strict Liability to Fault in
Book SynopsisGradually, the law of tort has shifted away from a strict-liability approach to one where fault predominates. This book charts important case law documenting this shift. It seeks to understand how and why it occurred. Given that the Rylands v Fletcher decision is typically seen as a prime exemplar of strict liability, it focusses particularly on that case, as part of the historical development of tort law. It considers the intellectual arguments made in favour of strict liability, and for fault-based liability. Having done so, it then focusses on particular areas of the law of tort, including nuisance, defamation and trespass. It is somewhat anomalous that though most would view these as examples of torts of strict liability, fault considerations have become prominent in their application. This presents an uneasy compromise, where torts that are notionally strict in nature are infused with fault considerations, often through exceptions or defences. This book advocates for further development in the law of tort to better reflect a primarily fault-based approach to liability, at least in the common law. This would make the law of tort more coherent.Trade ReviewOf great interest for comparatists … it is guaranteed to provide a useful and interesting companion for any scholar working comparatively with the torts at issue. -- Andrew Bell * Journal of European Tort Law *Table of ContentsPART I STRICT LIABILITY AND LEGAL HISTORY 1. Strict Liability and the Common Law Ancient Times English Law Importance of Forms of Action Influence of Criminal Law on the Civil Law Fault becomes More (Expressly) Prominent in the Civil Law Full Acceptance of Fault Th e Important Influence of Statute on Development of the Common Law Conclusion 2. Strict Liability and Particular Torts in Legal History Strict Liability and Damage to Property Interests Common Carriers Innkeepers Fire Firearms Animals Unifying Factors, if Any, in Cases of Continued Strict Liability Strict Liability and the Law of Defamation Strict Liability and Trespass to the Person Development of the Tort of Negligence Conclusions PART II RYLANDS v FLETCHER STRICT LIABILITY IN THE COMMON LAW WORLD 3. Rylands v Fletcher in the United Kingdom Introduction Facts Judgment of the Court of Exchequer Judgment of the Exchequer Chamber Judgment of the House of Lords Reflections Possible Explanations for the Decision in Rylands v Fletcher Enterprise Risk-Type Philosophy Reciprocal Risks Subsequent UK Decisions Conclusion 4. Comparative Approach to Rylands v Fletcher Liability Australia Canada United States Conclusion PART III THE THEORETICAL DEBATE: STRICT LIABILITY AND FAULT-BASED LIABILITY 5. Summary of the Theoretical Debate: Strict Liability and Fault-based Liability Introduction Jeremiah Smith Young Smith Fleming James Gregory Keating Utilitarian Support for Strict Liability: Jeremy Bentham Richard Epstein Howard Klemme Albert Ehrenzweig Christine Beuermann Argument for Strict Liability based on Difficulties of Proof Law and Economics: Guido Calabresi and Others Judicial Consideration of these Rationales in the Context of Strict Liability Theories against Strict Liability Law and Economics and Negligence Conclusion 6. Critical Reflections on the Justifications for Strict Liability Inappropriateness of Taking into Account Loss Spreading and ‘Efficiency’ when Making Judicial Decisions Inappropriateness of Focus on Deterrence Use of Terms with Highly Contested Meanings Liability for Non-reciprocal Risks Who Gets the Benefits? Difficulties of Proof Th e Plaintiff ’s Activity or Behaviour Conclusion PART IV FAULT IN OTHER TORTS 7. Th e Tort of Nuisance and Fault History and Early Development Developments in UK Nuisance Law in the Last 50 Years Some Australian Authorities Academic Views Reflections Conclusion 8. Strict Liability in the Law of Defamation Introduction to Freedom of Speech Development of Law of Defamation Early Examples of the Strictness with which Liability Attached for Defamation Strict Liability Elsewhere in the Common Law World Fault Considerations in UK Defamation Law Introduction of Fault and Negligence Principles to American Defamation Law Reflections Conclusion 9. Trespass and Fault Convergence of Trespass and Negligence – Case Law Convergence between Trespass and Negligence – Academic Views Conclusion
£40.84
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Great Debates in Tort Law
Book SynopsisExploring the key discussions and arguments in tort law, this book enables students to get a deeper and more rounded understanding of the subject. Part of the Great Debates series, it is an engaging introduction to the more advanced legal concepts, such as negligent breach of duty and vicarious liability. Each chapter is structured around questions and debates that provoke deeper thought. It features summaries of the views of notable experts on key topics and each chapter ends with a list of further reading. This book is ideal for use by ambitious students alongside a main course textbook, encouraging them to think critically, analyse the topic and gain new insights. The development of these skills and the discursive nature of the series, with an emphasis on contentious topics, means the book is also useful for students when preparing their dissertations. Suitable for use on courses at all levels, this book helps students to excel in coursework and exams.Trade ReviewIn this excellent volume, Dr Morgan carves clear and helpful pathways through the densest, most prominent and hotly contested theories of tort law. For newcomers, it is an essential roadmap to what would otherwise probably be a daunting and trackless morass, with warnings of all the major hazards carefully highlighted. * John Murphy, Lancaster University, UK *Tort law is deceptively difficult. Legal doctrine, theory, and public policy all jostle for attention. Jonathan Morgan is a sure-footed guide to the subject, alive to the flaws and limitations within these traditions. His work is incisive, and sometimes contentious—but never dull. * Warren Swain, University of Auckland, New Zealand *Debates in tort law are as numerous as they are difficult to navigate. From contested theories of justice to the formulation of specific torts, disagreement is pervasive. This is an ideal companion for the intellectual tort law journey, guiding the reader through the most significant of these debates without dogmatism. * Sarah Green, Law Commission, UK *Morgan has done a marvellous job of collecting, synthesising and critiquing a breathtaking array of literature from the full spectrum of tort law theorists. Academics, practitioners and students alike will benefit from the careful identification of, and insights into, the major doctrinal and conceptual debates in modern English tort law. * Mark Lunney, King’s College London, UK *An excellent introduction to several disputes that divide contemporary tort scholars. Dr Morgan achieves the impressive feat of balancing a fair presentation of rival positions with helpful guidance on how to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. A valuable springboard for any student eager to join the fray. * Roderick Bagshaw, University of Oxford, UK *Great Debates in Tort Law is a gem of a book. The reader is taken on an engaging and insightful tour of the most significant controversies in tort law by a wise and even-handed guide. This is tort theory at its practical best. * Andrew Robertson, University of Melbourne, Australia *This sophisticated and wide-ranging guide to current debates in tort law and scholarship will enable students to rapidly develop a deep understanding of this dynamic and challenging subject. Great Debates in Tort Law brilliantly weaves together a plethora of recent writings on tort law and makes fascinating connections between different parts of the syllabus. As a supplement to the core textbooks it is without equal. * Donal Nolan, University of Oxford, UK *This is a really great book that summarises and explains crucial debates in tort law. The structure and presentation of issues provides an easy introduction for students into the various problem areas. The variety of approaches laid out in this fascinating volume enables students to better understand contested theories of tort law and helps students to familiarise themselves with different analytical approaches. -- Sebastian Peyer * University of East Anglia *This is an excellent and well put together textbook. I have no hesitation to recommend this to my students. -- Eliza Watt * Middlesex University *Table of Contents1. Introduction PART I TRESPASS 2. Trespass: Tort and the Vindication of Rights PART II NEGLIGENCE 3. Negligence: Introduction 4. Causation and Corrective Justice 5. Concepts of Causation: But-For and Remoteness 6. What Is the Function of the Duty of Care? 7. Defining the Duty of Care 8. ‘Physical Injury’ in Negligence 9. Psychiatric Illness, Emotional Harm and ‘Shock’ PART III NUISANCE 10. Private Nuisance and Property Rights 11. Economic Analysis of Nuisance 12. Nuisance and the Environment: Tort, Regulation and Pollution
£71.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tort Law
Book SynopsisThe 2nd edition of Green and Gardner's Tort Law textbook provides students with a clear overview of tort law with focus and precision. It includes clear explanations of core legal principles and recent legal developments with lively discussions of key academic perspectives. Extended problem questions, flowcharts and relatable examples help students to understand how law works in a practical context and prepares them for success in assignments and exams. Engaging pedagogical features, such as Viewpoint' and Making Connections', encourage students to develop their own critical thinking practice and appreciate how tort law interacts with other areas of the core law curriculum.Practical and student-friendly with engaging visual features, Tort Law is an essential companion for all undergraduate tort law modules, for students of all abilities.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsbury.pub/tort-law-2e. These resources
£37.99
Bloomsbury Academic Tort Law Cases and Materials
Book SynopsisTort Law: Cases and Materials offers a fresh approach to the study of tort law. It is the essential companion to Green and Gardner''s Tort Law textbook.Comprehensively covering the tort law curriculum, the inclusion of extracts from key cases, statutes, newspaper reports and articles demonstrates the law in action. The clear and insightful commentary accompanying each extract explains the significance of each and provides students with an enhanced understanding of the material, ensuring they can respond with depth and analysis in their essay questions.In addition to the standard and oft-cited materials, the expert authors have selected alternative voices, including feminist approaches, socio-legal perspectives and comparative material from multiple international jurisdictions. This provides students with a thorough and wide-ranging examination of tort law.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsbury.pub/tort-
£42.74
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Equitable Remedies: Subtitle
£20.32
Aspen Publishing Cases and Materials on Torts: [Connected eBook
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£266.14
Aspen Publishing Examples & Explanations for the Law of Torts
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£66.56
Aspen Publishing Tort Law: Principles in Practice: Principles in
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£310.50
Irwin Law Inc The Law of Equitable Remedies
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£48.60
Nova Science Publishers Inc Federal Torts Reform, Claims & Liability
Book SynopsisThe Federal Tort Claims Act is the statute by which the United States authorises tort suits to be brought against itself. With exceptions, it makes the United States liable for injuries caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any federal employee acting within the scope of his employment, in accordance with the law of the state where the act or omission occurred. Three major exceptions, under which the United States may not be held liable, even in circumstances where a private person could be held liable under state law, are the Feres doctrine, which prohibits suits by military personnel for injuries sustained incident to service; the discretionary function exception, which immunises the United States for acts or omissions of its employees that involve policy decisions; and the intentional tort exception, which precludes suits against the United States for assault and battery, among some other intentional torts, unless they are committed by federal law enforcement or investigative officials. This book discusses, among other things, the application of the Feres doctrine to suits for injuries caused by medical malpractice in the military, the prohibition of suits by victims of atomic testing, Supreme Court cases interpreting the discretionary function exception, the extent to which federal employees may be held liable for torts they commit in the scope of their employment, and the government contractor defence to products liability design defect suits.
£39.74
American Bar Association Truck Accident Litigation, Third
Book SynopsisCombining the expertise of industry professionals, engineers, reconstructionists and litigators proficient in the trucking field, this comprehensive guidebook provides in-depth knowledge of both the trucking industry and legal issues pertinent to handling a commercial motor vehicle case. In addition to over-the-road vehicles, the book covers aspects of trucking that apply uniquely to vocational trucking (dump trucks, cement mixers, refuse trucks, snow plows, etc.). Topics addressed include: the business of trucking; loading and unloading; cranes and forklifts; cargo securement; on-board electronics; fatigue; Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA); analyzing truck component failures; inspections and maintenance; data collection, analysis, and the preservation of evidence; tires, wheels, and brakes; mirrors, visibility and conspicuity; and much, much more.
£148.02
American Bar Association Brand Integrity: Strategies for Fighting
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American Bar Association Spoliation of Evidence: Sanctions and Remedies
Book SynopsisSpoliation of Evidence, Third Edition, helps resolve problems involved with the destruction of evidence. Developing case law has shown that spoliation may subject parties to additional litigation expense, potential tort liability, and sanctions that may be outcome determinative. Additionally, negative publicity and the impact on the professional and personal reputation of counsel and parties are other considerations. Whether you represent parties to litigation, or are counseling clients who want to avoid litigation, at some point you will face issues involving the destruction of evidence. The book serves as a guide for the litigation practitioner faced with the loss of evidence in a civil suit in a state or federal court. Among other key topics, the book covers: * Record keeping obligations * The duty to preserve evidence * Independent causes of action for the destruction of evidence
£134.99
American Bar Association The Valuation of Monetary Damages in Injury
Book SynopsisThe Valuation of Monetary Damages in Injury Cases includes many examples and work samples presented derive from actual cases, and accompanying discussions intend to provide on-point, insightful, and instructive analyses to promote the discernment and presentation of injury damages. Additionally, this book offers many practical, tested resources—information-gathering forms, sample retention letters and agreements, affidavits, and administrative documents, etc. — to facilitate and safeguard expert and lawyer efforts to gather, assemble, and preserve information necessary to perform competent analyses during adversarial proceedings.
£108.63
American Bar Association The Class Action Fairness Act: Law and Strategy,
Book SynopsisTable of Contents: Introduction and Overview CAFA in the Congress: The Eight-Year Struggle Whether to Use CAFA Legislative History Is this a Class Action? The Amount in Controversy Under CAFA: Have You Got What it Takes for Federal Court? Numerosity Basics of Minimal Diversity Under CAFA Navigating CAFA’s Exceptions How CAFA Expands Federal Jurisdiction to Include Certain Mass Actions Advanced Procedural and Strategic Considerations on Removal Under CAFA CAFA-Related Appeals CAFA Settlement Provisions
£126.18
American Bar Association The Trial Lawyer’s Guide to the Attorney-Client
Book SynopsisThe Trial Lawyer's Guide to Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine provides practical guidance to civil trial lawyers in litigating claims of confidentiality for attorney-client communications and attorney work product.Table of ContentsTable of Contents: The Attorney-Client Privilege The Ethics Rule on Confidentiality and How it Differs from the Attorney-Client Privilege The Work-Product Privilege The Common-Interest or Joint-Defense Privilege Exceptions to Privileges Waiver of Privileges Procedural Tools for Litigating Privileges The Attorney-Client Privilege in Organizations Investigations Patent Matters Litigating Attorney-Client Privileges Under the United States Bankruptcy Code and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Communications with Public Relations Consultants Insurance Settings Class Actions Choice of Law Issues
£127.99
American Bar Association A Legal Guide to Recovering for Flood Losses
Book SynopsisA Legal Guide to Recovering for Flood Losses is a first-of-its-kind compendium of strategies for recovery from flood damages. It explains the component parts of the standard water/flood exclusion in property policies and identifies potential remedies. It has four parts:• The First Section begins with an analysis of the components parts of the standard water/flood exclusion in property policies. That is followed by a discussion of discrete clauses in property policies that provide limited coverage for flood losses.• The Second Section explores coverage under private flood insurance—both primary and excess—and under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP). Discussion of the SFIP examines in depth the requirements for proofs of loss as deficient or untimely proofs of loss is the most common reason policyholders are denied coverage.• The Third Section highlights when recovery may be obtained under other types of coverages: business interruption; builder’s risk; equipment breakdown; commercial general liability; Directors & Officers; and automobile insurance. For each type of insurance policy, the treatise explains the coverage generally and then focuses on policy language that either covers or excludes flood losses.• The Fourth and Final Section concerns recovery from tortfeasors: insurance agents and brokers; landlords and tenants; governments; meteorologists and businesses providing inaccurate information about flooding dangers or failing to warn customers about known dangers.Table of ContentsPreface xxiiiAbout the Author xxv1 Introduction 11.1 The Flood Crisis 11.2 What Is a Flood? 31.3 Topics Covered 42 The Standard Water Damage Exclusions and Limitations 72.1 Introduction 72.2 The Water Damage Exclusion: Flood, Surface Water,Waves, and Tides 8[1] Generally 8[2] Defining the Terms of the Exclusion 9[a] Indirectly 9[b] Flood 10[c] Surface Water 22[d] Waves, Tides, and Tidal Waves 33[e] Overflow of Any Body of Water 35[f] Spray 38[g] Wind-Driven 392.3 The Water Damage Exclusion: Mudslide or Mudflow 442.4 The Water Damage Exclusion: Back Up or Overflow of Water 45[1] Generally 45[2] “From” and “Through” Defined 46[3] “Water” Defined 48[4] “Backup”/“Back Up” Defined 51[a] Generally 51[b] Ambiguity 52[c] Necessity that Water Enter Drain 53[d] Location of Blockage 54[e] Broken Water Main 55[5] “Overflow” Defined 55[6] “Sewer” Defined 56[7] “Drain” Defined 58[8] “Sump” and “Sump Pump” Defined 59[9] “Related Equipment” Defined 60[10] “Otherwise Discharged” Defined 61[11] Endorsement Deleting Exclusion 622.5 The Water Damage Exclusion:Water under the Ground Surface 622.6 The Water Damage Exclusion: Waterborne Material 672.7 Objects Propelled by Water 69[1] Introduction 69[2] Boats and Docks 69[3] Determinative Policy Language 71[4] Object Directing Water 712.8 Miscellaneous Terms Used to Describe Water 72[1] Introduction 72[2] Flash Flood 72[3] Tsunami 73[4] Seiche 75[5] Break, Breach, or Leak of a Levee, Dam, or Canal 76[a] Introduction 76[b] Break or Breach 76[c] Levee 77[d] Dam 78[e] Canal 782.9 The Continuous Seepage or Leakage Exclusion 78[1] Generally 78[2] “Continuous” and “Repeated” Defined 79[3] “Seepage” Defined 81[4] “Leakage” Defined 82[5] Distinguishing “Seepage” from “Leakage” 83[6] Temporal Requirement 84[7] Application of Temporal Requirement 85[8] Sudden Occurrence of Breach 86[9] The Vermin Exclusion 86[10] Rain Exclusion 872.10 Frozen Pipes or Equipment Exclusion 882.11 Explosion Limitation 902.12 Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Ice Limitation 922.13 Weather Conditions Exclusion 922.14 Other Exclusions 942.15 The Wind and Water Conundrum 953 Recovering under Standard Property Policies 993.1 Introduction 993.2 Limited Water Damage Coverage 99[1] Introduction: Standard Policy Language 99[a] Commercial Property Policies 99[b] Homeowners Policies 100[2] Interpretation of Standard Policy Terminology 101[a] Accidental Discharge or Leakage 101[b] Plumbing Systems 102[c] Other Systems or Appliances 104[d] Breaking Apart or Cracking 107[e] Described Premises 108[3] Continuous or Repeated Seepage or Leakage Exception 108[4] Frozen Pipes or Appliances Exception 109[a] Introduction 109[b] Meaning of “Frozen” Pipes 111[c] Standards of Care 112[d] Maintain Heat, Shut Off Water, and Drain Pipes 116[e] Reliance on Third Parties 118[f] Vacant, Unoccupied, or Under Construction 120[g] Protective Safeguard Endorsement 125[h] Evidence 1253.3 Sprinkler Leakage 127[1] Generally 127[2] Standard Coverage Language 128[3] Application of Sprinkler Leakage Provision 129[4] Location of Sprinkler System 129[5] Vacancy Clause 130[6] Exclusion by Endorsement 1313.4 Backups and Overflows 131[1] Introduction 131[2] Water Damage Coverage: Overflow or Discharge from a Plumbing System 133[3] Endorsements Adding Coverage for Backups and Overflows 136[a] Standard Residential Endorsement 136[b] Standard Commercial Endorsement 137[c] Endorsement Covering “Other” Systems 140[d] Source of Water 141[e] “Backup” Distinguished from “Overflow” 142[f] Damage Caused “Solely” by Backup 142[g] Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause in Policy Exclusion Section 1423.5 Damage to Roof or Walls through Which Water Enters 144[1] Policy Language 144[a] All-Risk Policies 144[b] Named Risk Policies 145[c] Non-Standard Language 146[d] Definition of Key Terms 147[2] Burden of Proof 152[3] Entry Points 156[a] Windows or Doors 156[b] Rooftop Air-conditioning Units 158[4] Reason for the Opening 158[a] Intentionally Created 158[b] Wind-Propelled Projectiles 158[c] Rainfall 159[d] Temporary Roof 160[e] Contractor Negligence 164[5] Duty of Insured to Protect Property from Further Damage 164[6] Exclusions 164[a] Flood or Surface Water 164[b] Windstorm and Hail Exclusion Endorsement 166[c] Wear and Tear 167[d] Faulty Workmanship 167[e] Long-Term Leaks 168[f] Building Upgrades 1703.6 Thawing of Snow, Sleet, or Ice on a Building or Structure 1703.7 Water Damage as a Consequence of Fire 1713.8 Vandalism and Water Damage 173[1] Introduction 173[2] Definition of “Vandalism” 174[3] Theft Exception 175[4] Change in Temperature Exception 176[5] Vandalism and Water Damage Exclusion 177[6] Location of Vandalism 178[7] Proof and Evidence 1783.9 Explosion and Water Damage 1803.10 “Ensuing” Water Damage 182[1] Introduction 182[2] Burden of Proof 184[3] Direct Physical Loss 185[4] Water Damage 185[5] Not Otherwise Excluded 187[6] Water Damage Sublimit 189[7] Tear Out to Repair 189[a] Plumbing System Leaks 189[b] Exterior Stucco 190[8] Sprinkler Leakage 1904 Recovering under a Private Flood Insurance Property Policy 1934.1 Introduction 1934.2 Forms of Primary Coverage 194[1] Introduction 194[2] Stand Alone Policy 195[3] NFIP-Compliant Policies 195[a] Introduction 195[b] Private Carrier Policies 197[c] Advantages of NFIP-Compliant Policies 198[4] Differences in Condition Policy 198[5] Parametric Insurance 200[6] Flood Endorsements to Property Coverage 202[a] Introduction 202[b] Endorsement Adding Flood Coverage 202[c] Endorsement Overriding Flood Exclusion 202[d] Endorsement Deleting Flood Exclusion 204[e] ISO Standard Flood Coverage Endorsement 2054.3 Definitions of “Flood” in Policies 2104.4 Physical Loss or Damage 2134.5 Exclusions to Primary Coverage 213[1] Flood Zone Exclusion 213[2] Rain 214[3] Building Ordinance or Law Exclusion 215[4] Artificially Generated Electrical Currents 216[5] Named Storm 216[6] Land Exclusion 217[7] Vacancy 2194.6 Limitations to Primary Coverage 221[1] Introduction 221[2] Limits of Insurance 221[3] Sublimits 223[a] “Sublimit” Defined 223[b] Applicability Generally 224[c] Statement of Values 226[d] Ensuing Loss Clause and Sublimits 226[e] Direct Physical Loss or Damage 227[f] Loss Caused by Windstorm 228[g] Multiple Insurers and Quota Share Programs 229[4] Deductibles 230[a] Generally 230[b] Applicability of Windstorm Deductible 231[c] Buyback Deductible 2324.7 Additional Coverages 233[1] Introduction 233[2] Increased Cost of Compliance 233[3] Debris Removal 236[a] Introduction 236[b] “Debris” Defined 238[c] Limits of Coverage 238[d] Exception for “Pollutants” 240[4] Loss of Residential Use Coverage 241[5] Claim Preparation Expenses 2424.8 Excess Flood Insurance 242[1] Introduction 242[a] Inadequacy of the Standard Flood Insurance Policy 242[b] Excess Insurance Defined 244[c] Layered Coverage 246[d] Umbrella Coverage Distinguished from Excess Coverage 246[2] Stand Alone or Follow Form 247[3] Coincidental Excess Insurance 250[4] SFIP as Excess Insurance 252[5] Maintenance of Underlying Insurance Clause 253[6] Available Excess Coverage 254[a] Generally 254[b] Standard Excess Flood Insurance Endorsement 255[c] Pacific Specialty Insurance Company Excess Flood Coverage 256[7] Policy Contents 257[a] Definitions Follow Form 257[b] Exclusions Follow Form 257[c] Deductibles Follow Form 258[d] Special Deductibles 259[e] Sublimits 259[f] Limits of Liability 259[8] Exhaustion of Primary Coverage 260[a] Generally 260[b] Functional Exhaustion 261[c] Actual Exhaustion 262[d] Payment by Primary Insurer Must Befor Flood Loss 264[e] Coverage for an “Occurrence” 266[f] Application of Sublimit 267[g] Burden of Proof 267[9] Insolvency of Primary Insurer 268[10] Service of Suit Clause 2695 Recovering under a FEMA Standard Flood Insurance Policy 2715.1 Introduction 271[1] The National Flood Insurance Program 271[2] The “Write Your Own” Program 271[3] The Standard Flood Insurance Policy 273[a] Generally 273[b] Insurable Interest 273[c] Dwelling Form 275[d] General Property Form 275[e] Residential Condominium BuildingAssociation Policy 276[f] Scheduled Building Policy 277[g] Judicial Interpretation of the SFIP 277[4] Manuals and Handbooks 278[5] The Role of Private Attorneys in SFIP Claims 2805.2 The Definition of Flood 281[1] Generally 281[a] Statutory Definition 281[b] FEMA Rule Definition 281[c] Policy Definition 282[2] Proof of Flood 283[a] Burden on Policyholder to Show a Flood 283[b] Evidence of Flood 284[3] Aspects of “Flood” 284[a] Mudflow 284[b] Inundation 285[c] Surface Water 286[d] Two or More Acres or Properties 286[e] Collapse or Subsidence 288[f] Erosion 289[4] Direct Physical Loss 290[a] Generally 290[b] Exposure to Moisture 291[c] Structural Damage Related to Flooding 2915.3 Coverage 292[1] Building Coverage 292[a] Building and Additions 292[b] Fixtures, Machinery, and Equipment 294[c] Construction Materials 294[d] Building Under Construction 294[e] Manufactured Home or Travel Trailer 294[f] Property below Lowest Elevated Floorin Some Buildings 296[2] Personal Property 298[a] Generally 298[b] Property below Lowest Elevated Floorin Some Buildings 299[c] Special Limits 300[d] Tenants and Condominium Unit Owners 300[3] Debris Removal 300[4] Loss Avoidance Measures 301[a] Sandbags, Supplies, and Labor 301[b] Property Removed to Safety 302[5] Pollution Damage 302[6] Increased Cost of Compliance 302[a] Generally 302[b] Limits of Coverage 303[c] Eligibility 303[d] Conditions 304[e] Exclusions 305[7] Property Not Covered 306[8] Exclusions 307[a] Losses That Are Not Direct Physical Loss Byor From Flood 307[b] Flood in Progress 307[c] Earth Movement 310[d] Water 311[e] Losses That May Be Covered by Other Insurance 313[f] Property Located on Land Leased from theFederal Government 3135.4 Notice of Loss 314[1] Requirement to Give Notice of Loss 314[2] The Meaning of “Prompt” Notice 314[3] Justified Delays 315[4] Notice-Prejudice Rule 316[5] Notice to Insurance Agent 3165.5 Claims Adjustment 317[1] Generally 317[2] Claims Adjusters 317[a] Generally 317[b] Adjuster Conduct 318[c] Adjuster Authority 320[d] Inspection of Property 320[e] Remote Claims Adjusting 321[f] Claims Adjustment Guidance for Adjusters 324[g] Non-Waiver Agreements and Reservationof Rights Letters 331[h] Guidance to Adjusters on Claims for SpecificProperty 331[i] Direction on Identification of Certain Property 335[j] Preliminary Report 335[k] Policyholder Representatives 337[l] Closing and Interim Reports 339[m] Proof of Loss 339[3] Use of Outside Professional Services 340[a] Generally 340[b] Engineers 341[c] Financial Accounting Professionals 342[4] Payment of Claim 342[a] Payment and Paying the Undisputed Loss 342[b] Claim Closed without Payment Reasons 343[c] Requests for Additional Payment 343[5] Claims Examiners 345[6] Direction to Policyholders on Documenting Claims 346[7] Advance Payments 346[a] Generally 346[b] Advance Payments before and after Inspection 346[c] Advance or Partial Payment for Increased Costof Compliance 348[d] Procedure for Issuing Advance Payment 349[e] Payment Exceeding Loss 350[8] Subrogation 3515.6 Proof of Loss 351[1] Generally 351[2] FEMA Proof of Loss Form 352[3] Sworn, Signed, and Notarized 353[a] Sworn 353[b] Signed 354[c] Notarization 355[4] Timeliness 356[a] Generally 356[b] Notice-Prejudice Rule 357[c] Meaning of “Date of Loss” 357[d] Calculation of 60-Day Period 358[5] Amount of Claim 358[6] Documents to be Submitted with Proof of Loss 359[a] Building Repair Estimate 359[b] Inventory of Damaged Personal Property 360[7] Multiple and Supplemental Proofs of Loss 363[8] Substantial Compliance with Proof of LossRequirement 363[9] Waivers and Extensions 364[a] Waiver 364[b] Extensions of Deadline 365[10]Rejected Proof of Loss 3675.7 Denial of Claim 3685.8 Claim File 369[1] Generally 369[2] Contents of Claim Files 370[3] Release of Claim File Information to Policyholders 370[4] Representative of Policyholder Obtaining Claim File 3715.9 Dispute Resolution 372[1] Appraisal 372[a] Generally 372[b] Pre-Conditions to Appraisal 373[c] Appeals or Litigation 374[2] Appeal 375[a] Generally 375[b] Limitations on Appeal 376[c] Procedures 376[d] Resolution of Appeal 378[e] Judicial Review 380[3] Litigation 380[a] Right to File Suit 380[b] Burden of Proof 381[c] Compliance with Policy as Pre-Condition to Suit 381[d] Claim Limited to Breach of Contract 382[e] Limitation Period 383[f] Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies 389[g] Service, Jurisdiction, and Venue 390[h] Proper Defendant 393[i] Jury Trial 394[j] Preemption 394[k] Damages 396[l] Fees, Costs, and Interest 397[4] Declaratory Judgment Actions 3996 Recovering under Business Interruptionand Related Coverages 4016.1 Introduction 4016.2 Business Interruption Coverage 401[1] Introduction 401[2] Coverage 405[a] Standard Policy Language 405[b] The Meaning of “Direct Physical Loss or Damage” 413[3] Covered Causes of Loss and the Flood Exclusion 414[a] Coverages and Flood Exclusion 414[b] Avoiding the Flood Exclusion 417[4] Policies Covering Flood Loss 418[5] Other Exclusions 420[a] Ordinance or Law Exclusion 420[b] Idle Periods Clause/Exclusion 421[c] Cancellation of Contracts Exclusion 422[d] Acts and Decisions 422[6] Additional Coverages 423[a] Civil Authority 423[b] Alterations and New Buildings 427[c] Extended Business Income 428[d] Utility Services 428[e] Contingent Business Interruption Coverage 430[f] Loss of Ingress or Egress 431[7] Limits of Insurance 432[a] Generally 432[b] Sublimits 432[c] The Meaning of “Occurrence” 434[8] Loss Conditions 434[a] Appraisal 434[b] Duties in the Event of Loss 435[c] Amount of Loss 4366.3 Extra Expense Coverage 447[1] Introduction 447[2] Coverage 447[a] Standard Policy Language 447[b] Flood as a Covered Cause of Loss 454[c] Direct Physical Loss or Damage 454[d] Disaster Relief and Insurance Recovery 456[e] Covered Extra Expenses 4566.4 Expediting Expense 4606.5 Preservation of Property Clause 4627 Recovering under Builder’s Risk Insurance 4657.1 Introduction 4657.2 Insurable Interest 4697.3 Builder’s Risk Policies: Coverages and Flood Exclusions 470[1] Introduction 470[2] Insurance Service Organization Policies 472[a] Introduction 472[b] ISO Commercial Property Builder’s Risk Coverage Form 473[c] ISO Commercial Inland Marine Builder’s Risk Coverage Form 476[3] American Association of Insurance Services Builder’s Risk Coverage Scheduled Jobsite Form 478[4] Progressive Insurance Contractors’ All-Risks Policy Form 4797.4 Water Damage/Flood Exclusion and Added Coverage 4817.5 Contractual Requirement for Coverage 4837.6 Deductibles 4847.7 Covered Property 4867.8 Coverage Limit 4877.9 Soft Cost Coverage 487[1] Introduction 487[2] Definition of “Soft Costs” 488[3] Limitations 490[4] Deductible 491[5] Covered Cause of Loss 492[6] Exclusions 492[7] Civil Authority Coverage 493[8] The Means for Determining the Amount of Loss 4947.10 Expediting Expense 4947.11 Faulty Workmanship Exclusion 4957.12 Exclusions for Extremes of Temperature or Freezing 4967.13 Ensuing Loss 4977.14 Termination of Coverage 4988 Recovering under Boiler and Machinery or EquipmentBreakdown Insurance 5018.1 Introduction 5018.2 Covering a Property Insurance “Gap” 5028.3 Policy Forms 5038.4 Declarations Page 5048.5 Coverage 506[1] Generally 506[2] Covered Equipment 506[3] “Accident” as Covered Cause of Loss 507[a] Generally 507[b] Typical Policy Language 508[c] Occurrences That Are Not Accidents 511[d] “Flood” as an Accident 513[4] “Breakdown” as the Covered Cause of Loss 513[5] Coverage 515[a] Property Damage 515[b] Business Interruption 515[c] Extra Expense 517[d] Expediting Expense 518[e] Ordinance and Law 518[f] Demolition 520[g] Utility Interruption 520[h] Errors and Omissions 521[i] Consequential Loss 5218.6 Exclusions 522[1] Generally 522[2] Water/Flood 523[a] Generally 523[b] FEMA Standard Flood Insurance Policy 525[c] Backup or Overflow of Sewer, Drains, or Drainage Piping 526[3] Explosion 527[4] Fire 528[5] Deterioration, Corrosion, and Wear and Tear 529[6] Earth Movement 530[7] Ordinance or Law 530[8] Perils Covered by Other Insurance 531[9] Neglect 532[10] Equipment Being Repaired or Tested 532[11] Lack of Power 5328.7 Limits of Insurance 5338.8 Deductibles 5348.9 Conditions 536[1] Generally 536[2] Duties in the Event of Loss or Damage 537[3] Reducing Loss 539[4] Valuation 539[5] Appraisal 542[6] Coinsurance 542[7] Joint or Disputed Loss 543[a] Generally 543[b] Clause Contents 544[c] Comparable Clause in Commercial Property Policy 545[d] ISO Endorsement 546[8] Privilege of Insurer to Adjust with Owner 547[9] Defense of Insured 547[10] Transfer of Rights of Recovery against Others to Insurer 547[11] Suspension 5488.10 Endorsements 5488.11 Successive Insurers 5499 Recovering under Commercial General Liability Insurance 5519.1 Introduction 5519.2 The Underlying Claim 5539.3 Definition of “Property Damage” 5559.4 Known Loss 5569.5 Coverage for an “Occurrence” 557[1] Introduction 557[a] “Occurrence” as an “Accident” 559[b] Intentional Act, Accidental Injury 561[c] Prior Experience 563[d] Rainfall 565[e] Expected or Intended from the Standpoint of the Insured 565[2] Construction Defects as an Occurrence 566[3] An Occurrence during Roof Repairs 571[4] Multiple or Single Occurrence 574[a] Introduction 574[b] Multiple Events 574[c] Multiple Injuries 5759.6 Act of God Defense 5769.7 Standard CGL Policy Exclusions 579[1] Introduction 579[2] Expected or Intended Injury 579[3] Contractual Liability 579[4] Pollution 584[5] Property Damage Exclusions 588[a] Ongoing Operations Exclusion 588[b] “Your Work” Exclusion 591[c] Damage to Your Product Exclusion 595[d] Your Completed Work Exclusion 5959.8 Non-Standard Exclusions 598[1] Water Damage Liability Exclusion 598[2] Weather-Related Damage to Work in Progress 600[3] Interference with Natural Drainage Exclusion 601[4] Residential Construction Work Exclusion 601[5] Contractor’s Professional Liability Exclusion 60310 Recovering under Directors and Officers Insurance 60710.1 Introduction 60710.2 Directors & Officers Insurance Generally 60810.3 Coverage 610[1] Insuring Agreement 610[2] Loss 610[3] Claim 611[4] Insured Person 612[5] Wrongful Act 61310.4 Exclusions 614[1] Generally 614[2] Dishonesty/Intentional Conduct 614[3] Construction 615[4] Property Damage 61610.5 Other Insurance 61910.6 No Action Clause 62010.7 Conclusion 62111 Recovering under an Automobile Policy 62311.1 Introduction 62311.2 Policy Language 62311.3 “Direct” and “Accidental” Loss 62411.4 “Colliding” with Flood Waters 62511.5 Loss Caused by Water or Flood 630[1] Generally 630[2] Loss Caused by Water or Flood 630[3] Loss Caused by Flood 631[4] Loss Caused by Flood Meaning Rising Waters 632[5] Loss Caused by Flood Meaning Rising Streams or Navigable Waters 632[6] Loss Caused by Flood or Rising Waters 632[7] Loss Caused by Water but Not Caused by Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Flood 633[8] Loss Caused by External Discharge or Leakage of Water 63311.6 Exclusions 63412 Recovering from an Insurance Producer 63712.1 Introduction 63712.2 Agents Distinguished from Brokers 63812.3 Liability of Agents and Brokers Generally 639[1] Basic Principles 639[2] The Narrow Duty of Agents and Brokers 640[3] Broader Duty of Agents and Brokers 642[4] Negligent Misrepresentation 644[5] Defenses 64412.4 Liability When the Coverage Sought Is Flood Insurance 64612.5 Liability When the Coverage Sought Is a FEMA Standard Flood Insurance Policy 64812.6 Liability When the Coverage Sought Is Excess Flood Insurance 65012.7 Waiver/Checklists 65212.8 Damages 65312.9 Reformation 654[1] Generally 654[2] Reformation of a FEMA Standard Flood Insurance Policy 655[a] Generally 655[b] The Exception 656[c] Reformation Prior to Loss 657[d] Reformation after Loss 658[e] Examples of Situations Requiring Reformation 65813 Recovering from a Commercial Landlord or Tenant 66113.1 Introduction 66113.2 Lease Covenants Regarding Repairs 66113.3 Destruction of Leased Premises 66313.4 Landlord’s Duty to Warn Tenant of Flood Risk 666[1] Generally 666[2] Tenant’s Duty to Examine Public Record 667[3] Duty to Warn of Specific Circumstances 66813.5 Agreements to Insure 66913.6 Subrogation Claims against Tenants 67113.7 Allocation of Insurance Proceeds 672[1] Generally 672[2] Tenant as Sole Insured 67314 Recovering from a Governmental Entity or Regulated Lender 67514.1 Introduction 67514.2 The United States 675[1] Generally 675[2] Flood Control Act 676[a] Generally 676[b] Specific Instances of Immunity from Flood Loss 678[c] National Flood Insurance Act and Section 702c Immunity 679[3] Waiver of Sovereign Immunity 681[a] The Federal Tort Claims Act Generally 681[b] The Federal Tort Claims Act and Flood Damage 683[c] Limited Waiver under the National Flood Insurance Act 689[4] Takings or Inverse Condemnation 69114.3 State Governments 695[1] Generally 695[2] Sovereign Immunity 695[3] Waiver of Immunity 696[4] Tort Claims for Flood Losses 699[a] Generally 699[b] Pertinent Tort Law Principles 700[c] Road Construction and Maintenance 705[d] Failure to Make Improvements 706[e] Flood Forecast 707[5] Takings or Inverse Condemnation 70714.4 Local Governments 710[1] Generally 710[2] Sovereign Immunity 710[3] Tort Claims for Flood Losses 711[a] Generally 711[b] Negligent Design 712[c] Lack of Maintenance or Inspection 713[d] Flood Control and Water Control Structures 715[e] Water and Sanitary Sewer Systems 718[f] Permitting 726[4] Takings or Inverse Condemnation 72814.5 Regulated Lender Liability 72815 Recovering from Weather Forecasters and Those Who Fail to Warn of Weather Dangers 73115.1 Introduction 73115.2 Private Weather Forecasters 732[1] Generally 732[2] Media Forecasters 733[3] Consulting Forecasters 73415.3 State and Local Agencies 735[1] Negligent Forecast 735[2] Failure to Warn or Alert 73615.4 Federal Government Agencies 739[1] Generally 739[2] Weather Forecast Liability 740[3] Aviation Weather Forecasts 74315.5 Failure of Private Business to Alert Patrons to Weather Dangers 74515.6 Establishing Duty, Breach, and Proximate Cause 747
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American Bar Association The Surety's Indemnity Agreement: Law and
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive examination of the Surety's Indemnity Agreement, the first publication of its kind; providing a description of the Surety's Indemnity Agreement's provisions along with a discussion of the cases that have interpreted those provisions. In addition, the book provides practice pointers assisting practitioners in the enforcement of the surety's rights under the Indemnity Agreement. Both the footnotes in the book and the bibliographies attached cite numerous cases and published and unpublished papers that concern the development and analysis of the surety's rights under the Indemnity Agreement.In addition to updating the law and adding as many case citations and articles about the surety's Indemnity Agreement as possible, this new edition has been updated with the new cases related to surety indemnity agreements handed down since the FSLC published the Second Edition in 2013.Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Preface .....................................................................................................iii Editors and Authors .................................................................................. v Chapter I INTRODUCTION TO THE SURETY’S RIGHTS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE INDEMNITYAGREEMENT....................... 1 A. Background and Summary........................................................... 1 1. The Nature of Suretyship ...................................................... 2 2. Comparison with Insurance: The Extension of Credit Concept and Other Distinctions ............................................ 4 a. Underwriting Issues and Considerations ........................ 7 b. It is the Surety’s Hope and Expectation that It Will Suffer No Loss ................................................................ 8 B. The Surety’s Common Law and Statutory Rights ....................... 9 1. The Surety’s Common Law Right to Protection from Loss: Exoneration ........................................................................... 9 2. The Surety’s Common Law and Statutory Rights to Reimbursement.................................................................... 10 3. The Surety’s Subrogation Rights and the Indemnity Agreement ........................................................................... 15 a. The Surety’s Subrogation Rights—Basis at Law and in Equity............................................................................ 15 b. The Surety’s Subrogation Rights—Practice and Effect 19 (i) The Surety’s Subrogation to the Obligee’s Rights . 19 (ii) The Surety’s Subrogation to the Principal’s Rights21 (iii) The Surety’s Subrogation to the Rights of Subcontractors and Suppliers ................................. 22 (iv) The Property Subject to the Surety’s Subrogation Rights ..................................................................... 22 c. Comparing and Contrasting the Surety’s Subrogation Rights to the Surety’s Reimbursement Rights Under the Indemnity Agreement ................................................... 23 (i) Advantages of Subrogation in Comparison with ......................................................... 24 d. The Effect of the Surety’s Rights Under Its Indemnity Agreement on Subrogation–Selection and Election of Rights ............................................................................ 25 C. Conclusion ................................................................................. 26 Chapter II CREATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE SURETY, THE PRINCIPAL, AND THE INDEMNITORS—WHO AND HOW .......... 29 A. The Parties to the Indemnity Agreement and its Execution....... 29 1. Principal and Indemnitors ................................................... 29 a. Individuals .................................................................... 30 b. Corporation ................................................................... 31 (i) Subchapter C Corporations .................................... 31 (ii) Subchapter S Corporations..................................... 35 (iii) Holding Company .................................................. 36 c. Limited Liability Company .......................................... 36 d. Partnership .................................................................... 38 (i) General Partnerships .............................................. 39 (ii) Limited Partnerships .............................................. 40 (iii) Limited Liability Partnership ................................. 41 e. Joint Venture................................................................. 42 (i) Multiple Purpose/Multiple Projects........................ 42 (ii) Single Purpose/Single Project Joint Venture.......... 44 f. ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans)................... 44 g. Foreign Entity ............................................................... 45 (i) Foreign Corporations.............................................. 45 (ii) Foreign Sovereigns................................................. 46 (iii) Sovereign Tribal Nations ....................................... 47 (iv) Tribal Affiliates/Entities......................................... 50 (v) Alaska Native Corporations ................................... 51 h. Trust/Trust Beneficiaries .............................................. 51 (i) Testamentary Trust................................................. 52 (ii) Business Trusts....................................................... 53 (iii) Asset Protection/Spendthrift Trusts ....................... 54 (iv) Family or Special Interest Trust ............................. 55 xii 2. Surety .................................................................................. 55 a. Corporate Surety ........................................................... 56 b. Personal Surety ............................................................. 56 c. Compensated Surety ..................................................... 56 d. Uncompensated Surety ................................................. 57 e. Co-Surety ...................................................................... 57 (i) Contractual Co-Surety............................................ 57 (ii) Successor/Predecessor Surety ................................ 58 f. Reinsurer....................................................................... 59 g. Surety in Receivership .................................................. 60 h. Surety in Liquidation .................................................... 61 3. Signatures and Requirements for Signature ........................ 61 a. Execution by All Parties ............................................... 61 b. Notarial Acknowledgment ............................................ 62 (i) Purpose (Forged Signatures) .................................. 62 (ii) Protections (Notary Liability) ................................ 63 c. Corporate Resolution .................................................... 64 d. Need for Original Signature.......................................... 65 4. Surety’s Acceptance—By Writing Bonds........................... 65 B. The Principal’s and the Indemnitors’ Representations and Warranties .................................................................................. 65 1. The Right, Power, and Authority to Execute and Perform the Indemnity Agreement.......................................................... 65 2. The Financial Information Provided to the Surety .............. 67 a. Right to Have Access to Principal’s and Indemnitors’ Books and Records ....................................................... 68 b. Right to Financial Information from Third Parties ....... 68 3. Acknowledgment that There are No Oral or Other Agreements as a Condition Precedent or to Induce the Execution of the Indemnity Agreement. ............................. 72 C. Consideration ............................................................................. 75 D. Severability and Partial Execution............................................. 79 1. Severability of Invalid, Illegal, Void, or Unenforceable Provisions of the Indemnity Agreement.............................. 80 2. Partial Execution of the Indemnity Agreement ................... 82 xiii a. One or More Parties Fails to Execute the Indemnity Agreement..................................................................... 82 E. The Execution of the Indemnity Agreement by One or More Parties is Defective or Invalid for Any Reason ......................... 82 F. Multiple Indemnity Agreements ................................................ 84 1. With the Same Surety.......................................................... 85 2. With Two or More Sureties................................................. 86 G. The Bonds Included Under the Indemnity Agreement .............. 87 1. Bonds Executed On or After the Date of the Indemnity Agreement ........................................................................... 87 2. Bonds Executed Prior to the Date of the Indemnity Agreement ........................................................................... 88 H. The Surety’s Right to Decline to Execute Bonds ...................... 91 1. The Principal is Not Obligated to Obtain Bonds from the Surety .................................................................................. 91 2. The Surety’s Right to Decline to Execute Any New Bonds 92 3. The Surety’s Right to Decline to Execute Any Final Bonds ............................................................................................. 92 4. Bid Bond Losses Where Final Bonds Not Issued ............... 95 5. Surety Liability for Defective or Rejected Bonds ............... 95 I. The Rights of Other Sureties, Co-Sureties, and Reinsurers ....... 96 J. Termination of the Indemnity Agreement Relationship ............ 98 1. The Indemnity Agreement as a Continuing Obligation ...... 98 2. Method of Termination ..................................................... 100 a. Written Notice Required ............................................. 100 b. Delivery of Written Notice to the Surety–Manner ..... 101 c. Time Conditions—Termination Effective Date.......... 102 3. Effectiveness of Termination with Respect to the Bonds . 102 a. Bonds Executed Prior to the Termination Effective Date .................................................................................... 102 b. Bonds Executed After the Termination Effective Date .................................................................................... 103 c. Future Liability for Additional Bonds Executed After the Termination Effective Date ........................................ 104 4. Continuing Liability of Non-Terminating Indemnitors..... 104 xiv 5. Termination By Operation of Law (Voiding of a Bond or Bonded Contract and its Effect on the Indemnity Agreement) ........................................................................................... 104 6. Disputes Between the Principal and the Indemnitors and/or Among the Indemnitors..................................................... 105 Chapter III DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT .............................................................. 107 A. The Surety’s Agreements with the Principal and Indemnitors 108 1. Subsequent Indemnity Agreements................................... 108 2. Subordination Agreements ................................................ 109 a. Subordination of Debt to and from Affiliate Entities . 110 b. Indemnitor Loans as Subordinated Debt .................... 112 3. Collateral Agreements ....................................................... 112 4. Capital Retention Agreements........................................... 112 5. Tribal Addenda.................................................................. 114 6. Funds Control Agreements................................................ 121 a. Joint Account Agreements.......................................... 122 b. Trust Agreements........................................................ 123 c. Third-Party Funds Control Agreements ..................... 125 d. Cash Collateral Agreements ....................................... 126 7. Lending, Financing, Security Type Agreements ............... 130 a. Direct Lending ............................................................ 130 b. Indirect Lending.......................................................... 131 8. Underwriting Agreements ................................................. 132 9. Standstill Agreements ....................................................... 136 10. Opinions of Counsel.......................................................... 137 11. Confidentiality Agreements .............................................. 138 B. Collateral for the Surety........................................................... 138 1. What Kinds of Collateral................................................... 138 a. Irrevocable Letter of Credit ........................................ 138 (i) Issuing Entity Requirements–Capacity and Format .............................................................................. 139 (ii) Evergreen (Automatically Renewable) Clause. ... 140 b. Certificates of Deposit/Demand Deposit Accounts .... 141 xv c. Real Property .............................................................. 141 d. Personal Property ........................................................ 142 (i) Equipment ............................................................ 143 (ii) Inventory and Materials ....................................... 143 (iii) Stocks and Bonds ................................................. 144 (iv) General Intangibles .............................................. 144 (v) Intellectual Property (e.g., Patents) ...................... 144 (vi) Life Insurance (e.g., Key Personnel) .................... 145 2. Priority Rights in the Collateral......................................... 146 a. Prior Liens .................................................................. 146 b. Subordination Agreements ......................................... 146 3. Acquiring the Collateral—Means and Methods................ 147 a. Real Property–Mortgages and Deeds of Trust ............ 147 b. Personal Property ........................................................ 148 (i) Assignment or Security Agreement ..................... 148 (ii) Attachment ........................................................... 150 (iii) Types of Security Agreements ............................. 150 4. Perfection .......................................................................... 152 a. Filing a UCC-1 Financing Statement.......................... 152 b. Possession of the Collateral ........................................ 152 c. Control ........................................................................ 153 d. Automatic Perfection upon Attachment ..................... 153 e. Other Required Filings (Examples Only) ................... 153 5. Losing the Collateral ......................................................... 154 a. Failing to Obtain Perfected Lien Rights in the Collateral 154 b. Failing to Maintain the Collateral ............................... 154 c. Third Party Actions Taken Against the Collateral...... 155 (i) Senior Lien Creditors ........................................... 155 (ii) Debtors/Trustees in Bankruptcy ........................... 155 (iii) Others (e.g., Taxing Authorities and Judgment Creditors).............................................................. 157 d. Failing to Insure the Collateral ................................... 158 6. Realizing on the Collateral and Application of the Collateral Proceeds to the Surety’s Loss............................................ 158 xvi a. By Contract (Indemnity Agreement, Separate Collateral Agreement, Settlement Agreement, or Other) ............ 158 b. Allocation of Collateral and Its Proceeds By Operation of Law ......................................................................... 161 7. Releasing the Collateral .................................................... 162 a. Satisfactory Evidence of the Surety’s Release and Discharge From All of its Liabilities under the Bonds162 b. Payment of All of the Surety’s Losses........................ 163 C. The Surety’s Agreements with Entities with Whom the Principal and/or Indemnitors Have Relationships................................... 163 1. Inter-Creditor Agreements ................................................ 163 2. Subordination Agreements ................................................ 168 3. Guarantees in Favor of Existing Lenders; Guarantees Supporting New Credit...................................................... 169 4. Equipment, Facility, and Intellectual Property Utilization Agreements........................................................................ 169 5. Joint Venture Applications and Related Agreements........ 171 D. The Surety’s Agreements with Entities with Whom the Surety has Relationships ..................................................................... 171 1. Reinsurance ....................................................................... 171 2. Co-Surety .......................................................................... 173 a. Single Indemnity Agreement for the Co-Sureties....... 174 b. Multiple Indemnity Agreements for the Co-Sureties.. 175 c. Co-Surety Side Agreement Among the Sureties Only 175 (i) Percentages........................................................... 178 (ii) Lead Surety .......................................................... 179 (iii) Solvency Issues .................................................... 180 d. Accommodation Surety .............................................. 180 e. Fronting Agreements .................................................. 181 3. The Guiding Claim Procedures ......................................... 181 Chapter IV LIABILITY OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INDEMNITORS TO INDEMNIFY AND REIMBURSE THE SURETY ............................. 187 A. The Liability of the Principal and Indemnitors ........................ 189 1. What is a “Principal”? ....................................................... 189 xvii 2. Who can be a “Principal”? ................................................ 190 a. Individuals .................................................................. 190 b. Corporations or Limited Liability Companies ............ 191 c. Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, Joint Ventures, or Their Partners ......................................... 192 3. What is an “Indemnitor”?.................................................. 192 4. Who can be an “Indemnitor”? ........................................... 192 a. Individuals .................................................................. 192 b. Corporation or Limited Liability Company ................ 194 c. Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Joint Venture, or Their Partners ......................................................... 195 d. Trust/Trust Beneficiaries ............................................ 195 5. The Joint and Several Liability of the Principal and the Indemnitors to the Surety .................................................. 196 B. The Reimbursement and Indemnification of the Surety .......... 197 1. Indemnification Against Liability ..................................... 199 2. Indemnification Against Loss ........................................... 201 C. The Basis for the Surety’s Claim for Reimbursement ............. 202 1. The Surety Incurs Loss in Connection With Any Bonds .. 208 2. The Surety’s Execution, Procurement, Renewal, or Continuation of Any Bonds............................................... 209 3. The Failure of the Principal and the Indemnitors to Comply With Obligations under the Indemnity Agreement ........... 212 4. The Surety’s Enforcement of Its Rights under the Indemnity Agreement ......................................................................... 213 D. The Surety’s Loss—Types of Damages for Which the Surety Seeks Reimbursement (Indemnification)................................. 214 1. Unpaid Premiums .............................................................. 214 2. The Surety’s Payment of Claims....................................... 215 3. The Surety’s Advances and Loans .................................... 218 4. Interest ............................................................................... 219 5. Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees ............................................. 220 a. Requirement that “All” Fees are Recoverable ............ 222 b. Requirement that Fees Must be Necessary and Incurred in Good Faith .............................................................. 223 xviii c. Requirement that Fees Must be Reasonable ............... 224 d. The Principal’s Offer to Defend ................................. 228 6. Expenses............................................................................ 231 7. Bad Faith Claims ............................................................... 234 Chapter V THE SURETY’S ENFORCEMENT OF ITS RIGHTS OF REIMBURSEMENT (INDEMNITY) .................................................. 237 A. Initial Steps Sureties Take to Enforce Their Reimbursement (Indemnity) Rights ................................................................... 237 1. Reviewing the Underwriting File ...................................... 237 2. Obtaining Asset, Lien, and Internet Searches ................... 240 3. Sending Notice and/or Demand to Principal and Indemnitors ........................................................................................... 240 B. Initial Steps Sureties Take Under the Indemnity Agreement .. 242 1. Perfecting Security Interests.............................................. 242 2. Making a Collateral Demand ............................................ 244 3. Using the Authorizations in the Indemnity Agreement..... 247 C. Filing Suit Against the Principal and/or the Indemnitors ........ 249 1. Surety’s Right to Bring Separate Suits.............................. 249 a. Suits Against Separate Individuals or Entities............ 249 (i) Suits Against the Surety’s Principal ..................... 249 (ii) Suits Against the Surety’s Indemnitors ................ 251 b. Suits for Separate Surety Losses................................. 253 (i) Direct Suits Against the Principal and/or Indemnitors .......................................................... 253 (ii) Cross-Claims and Third-Party Claims. ................ 256 2. Third-Party Beneficiary Provisions................................... 257 3. Personal Jurisdiction and Joinder Provisions .................... 258 4. Venue for Suit Provisions ................................................. 262 5. Service of Process Provisions ........................................... 264 6. Confession of Judgment Provision.................................... 264 7. Choice of Governing Law Provision................................. 268 8. Waiver of Trial by Jury ..................................................... 269 xix D. Filing a Claim Against an Indemnitor’s Probate Estate Upon Death of the Indemnitor ........................................................... 271 E. Standards of Proof ................................................................... 273 1. Generally ........................................................................... 273 2. Subjective Good Faith of Surety Generally Sufficient ...... 275 3. Principal Non-Liability Generally Not a Defense ............. 278 4. Good Faith; Protection of Surety’s Interests ..................... 280 5. Good Faith and Objective Reasonableness ....................... 281 F. The Burden of Proof ................................................................ 284 G. The Surety’s Settlement with One or More Indemnitors ......... 294 Chapter VI THE SURETY’S ENFORCEMENT OF ITS RIGHTS TO COLLATERAL FROM THE PRINCIPAL AND THE INDEMNITORS .............................................................................................................. 295 A. Common Law and Equitable Rights of Enforcement .............. 295 1. Quia timet .......................................................................... 297 2. Exoneration ....................................................................... 302 B. Specific Performance of the Surety’s Rights to Demand Collateral under the Indemnity Agreement.............................. 303 1. The Surety’s Rights ........................................................... 303 2. The Surety’s Remedy ........................................................ 308 C. Specific Performance of the Surety’s Trust Fund Rights under the Indemnity Agreement ........................................................ 311 1. The Trust Fund Provision.................................................. 311 2. Legal Recognition of the Trust.......................................... 314 a. Manifestation of Intent to Create a Trust .................... 315 b. Ascertainable Trust Res .............................................. 317 c. Identification of Beneficiaries .................................... 320 d. Identification of a Trustee........................................... 320 e. Making Sense of the Myriad of Rulings ..................... 321 3. Specific Performance As a Remedy .................................. 323 4. Effective Use of the Trust Fund Provision ........................ 325 D. The Surety’s Assignment Rights ............................................. 327 1. The Surety’s Rights ........................................................... 327 xx a. Origin and Nature of the Assignment Rights.............. 327 b. The Property Rights Assigned .................................... 329 c. Right to Contract Funds .............................................. 331 d. Right to Equipment and Materials .............................. 331 e. Right to Principal’s Subcontracts and Claims ............ 332 (i) Right to Settle Claims Involving the Principal..... 333 (ii) Right to Recover Costs and Expenses .................. 334 (iii) Right to Offset ...................................................... 334 f. Right to Licenses, Patents, Copyrights, or Trade Secrets .................................................................................... 334 g. Right to Other Property (i.e., General and Limited Partnership Interests, Tax Refunds, General Intangibles, Claims Under Insurance Policies)............................... 335 h. Right to Real Property ................................................ 335 2. The Surety’s Remedy ........................................................ 335 a. The Indemnity Agreement as Security Agreement..... 335 b. The Indemnity Agreement as a UCC-1 Financing Statement .................................................................... 336 c. The Effective Date of the Assigned Rights................. 339 d. Enforcement of the Surety’s Assignment Rights........ 340 e. The Non-Waiver of the Surety’s Other Contractual, Legal, and Equitable Rights........................................ 341 Chapter VII THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT AND THE HANDLING OF SURETY CLAIMS ............................................................................... 343 A. The Surety’s Investigation Into the Books and Records of the Principal and the Indemnitors .................................................. 343 1. Access to Principal and Indemnitors’ Books and Records 343 a. In general .................................................................... 343 b. Purposes ...................................................................... 344 c. Enforcement................................................................ 346 2. The Surety’s Right to Information from the Principal or Indemnitors........................................................................ 348 3. Access to Information from Third Parties ......................... 350 xxi 4. The Principal’s and the Indemnitors’ Obligation to Maintain or Furnish Surety with Accurate Books and Records or Information........................................................................ 352 5. The Surety’s Right to Furnish Information to Third Parties ........................................................................................... 353 6. The Surety’s Investigation at the Bonded Project Site ...... 354 7. The Principal’s Turnover of Books and Records to the Surety Upon the Occurrence of a Default under the Indemnity Agreement........................................................ 354 B. The Surety’s Rights to Settle Claims Against Bonds .............. 355 1. Principal and Indemnitors’ Obligation to Notify Surety of Claims ............................................................................... 355 2. The Surety’s Investigation ................................................ 356 3. The Surety’s Right to Settle Claims Against Its Bonds .... 356 4. Effect of a Prima Facie Provision on the Surety’s Right to Settle.................................................................................. 363 5. Indemnitors’ Option to Post Collateral ............................. 366 a. Effect of Failure to Deposit Collateral........................ 367 b. Nature and Amount of Collateral................................ 369 c. The Duty of Good Faith.............................................. 370 d. The Surety’s Duty to Notify Principal and Indemnitors .................................................................................... 373 e. The Surety’s Investigation of Claims and Assertion of Defenses...................................................................... 375 6. The Duty to Cooperate ...................................................... 379 7. The Surety’s Right to Settle the Principal’s Affirmative Claims ............................................................................... 380 a. The Surety’s Duty of Good Faith ............................... 385 b. The Uniform Commercial Code Commercially Reasonable Standard................................................... 385 C. Specific Provisions in the Indemnity Agreement Applicable to Performance Bond Claims ....................................................... 389 1. The Surety’s Advances or Loans to the Principal ............. 389 a. The Surety’s Right to Advance Money to the Principal .................................................................................... 390 xxii b. The Surety’s Absolute Right to Cancel any Bank Guarantee or Cease Advancing or Lending Money to the Principal ...................................................................... 391 c. The Surety’s Advances as a Loss ............................... 391 2. The Surety’s Takeover Rights ........................................... 392 a. When the Surety’s Takeover Rights May be Exercised .................................................................................... 393 b. The Substance of the Surety’s Takeover Rights ......... 394 3. The Surety’s Assignment Rights to the Contract Balances and to the Use of the Principal’s Subcontractors and Suppliers............................................................................ 395 a. Receipt of the Contract Monies from the Obligee for the Performance of the Work............................................ 395 b. Use of the Principal’s Subcontractors and Suppliers .. 398 Chapter VIII COMPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS OF THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT ...................................................................................... 401 A. The Obligee Refuses to Accept a Bond ................................... 401 B. Additional Obligations of the Principal and the Indemnitors to the Surety ................................................................................. 402 1. Obligation and/or Right to Obtain the Release and Discharge of the Bonds ...................................................................... 402 a. By the Principal and the Indemnitors ......................... 402 b. Rights of the Surety .................................................... 403 2. The Principal and Indemnitors’ Agreement to Subordinate Certain Claims to the Surety’s Rights ............................... 404 a. Claims of Indemnity and/or Contribution by the Principal and Indemnitors Against Each Other .......... 405 b. Loans Between Principal and Indemnitors ................. 405 3. Notice Obligations of the Principal and Indemnitors ........ 405 4. The Indemnitors’ Obligation to Know the Status of the Principal’s Financial Condition and the Bonded Contracts ........................................................................................... 406 C. Changes or Modifications ........................................................ 407 1. Changes in the Bonds and Underlying Bonded Contracts 407 2. Changes in the Indemnity Agreement ............................... 410 xxiii D. Notices ..................................................................................... 411 1. Manner and Method .......................................................... 411 2. The Principal and the Indemnitors’ Notice to the Surety of Claims or Demands ........................................................... 413 E. Waivers and Non-Waivers ....................................................... 413 1. The Principal’s and the Indemnitors’ Waivers and Non- Waivers.............................................................................. 413 a. Claims Against the Surety .......................................... 413 b. Notices and Defenses.................................................. 415 2. The Surety’s Waivers and Non-Waivers........................... 418 a. The Surety Accepts, Fails to Obtain, or Releases Other Indemnity Agreements................................................ 419 b. The Surety Releases One or More of the Indemnitors 420 c. The Surety Accepts, Fails to Obtain, or Releases Collateral..................................................................... 421 d. The Surety Delays in Exercising its Rights ................ 422 3. The Indemnitors’ Waiver of Their Homestead Rights and Other Exemptions.............................................................. 424 4. The Indemnitors’ Waiver of Their Rights to Jury Trial .... 426 5. Election of Venue and Choice of Law .............................. 428 F. Other Surety Rights ................................................................. 430 1. Power of Attorney for the Principal and the Indemnitors . 430 2. Confession of Judgment .................................................... 433 3. Miscellaneous Other Rights and Remedies ....................... 437 a. Surety’s Rights in Addition to Other Rights............... 437 b. Surety’s Exhaustion of Its Rights and Remedies ........ 438 c. No Election of the Surety’s Rights and Remedies...... 439 d. The Surety Shall Have Every Right, Remedy, or Defense that a Personal Surety Without Compensation Would Have ............................................................................ 440 e. The Indemnity Agreement Shall be Liberally Construed to Protect, Exonerate, and Indemnify the Surety ........ 441 Chapter IX DEFENSES........................................................................................... 443 A. Defenses Common to Both the Principal and the Indemnitors 444 xxiv 1. Disputes Over the Execution of the Indemnity Agreement ........................................................................................... 444 2. The Indemnitors’ Failure to Sign or Understand the Indemnity Agreement........................................................ 445 3. The Principal and the Indemnitors Contend That They Are Not Liable for Payments Made by the Surety ................... 446 a. The Surety’s Failure to Make Payment in Good Faith450 b. The Surety’s Payment Is Not Reasonable................... 457 c. The Surety Acted in Bad Faith ................................... 459 4. Release of the Indemnitors ................................................ 460 5. Lack of Notice to the Indemnitors..................................... 460 6. Waiver by Surety............................................................... 462 7. The Surety’s Failure to Write Additional Bonds for the Principal ............................................................................ 463 8. The Surety’s Failure to Finance the Principal ................... 464 9. Lack of Venue for Bringing Suit and/or Lack of Service of Process............................................................................... 465 10. Termination of the Indemnity Agreement ......................... 467 11. Novation and Successive Indemnity Agreements ............. 469 12. Mitigation of Damages ...................................................... 469 13. Failure of the Principal to Execute a Bond Issued by the Surety ................................................................................ 471 14. Material Change ................................................................ 472 15. No Proper Default by the Obligee ..................................... 474 16. Tortious Interference with Contract .................................. 474 17. Abuse of Rights/Domination............................................. 476 18. Suretyship vs. Insurance.................................................... 476 19. Contracts of Adhesion ....................................................... 478 20. Restraint of Trade.............................................................. 479 21. Fiduciary Duty................................................................... 479 22. Electronic Signatures......................................................... 480 23. Statute of Limitations ........................................................ 481 24. Death of Indemnitor .......................................................... 482 25. Improper Exemptions ........................................................ 482 B. Defenses Commonly Asserted Only By The Indemnitors ....... 483 xxv 1. Lack of Consideration ....................................................... 483 2. Surety’s Failure to Adequately Pursue the Principal......... 484 3. The Surety’s Knowledge of the Indemnitor’s Divorce ..... 484 4. The Surety’s Knowledge of the Sale of the Principal’s Business............................................................................. 485 Chapter X THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN COMMERCIAL SURETY SETTINGS............................................................................................ 487 A. Types of Commercial Surety Bonds ........................................ 488 1. Judicial Bonds ................................................................... 489 2. Fiduciary Bonds/Probate Bonds ........................................ 491 3. License and Permit Bonds ................................................. 492 4. Statutory Bonds ................................................................. 494 5. Release/Discharge Bonds .................................................. 495 6. Commercial Surety Performance Bonds ........................... 496 a. Subdivision Bonds............................................................. 496 b. Reclamation Bonds ........................................................... 497 c. Other Performance Type Commercial Surety Bonds ........ 497 7. Non-Statutory Guaranty and/or Faithful Performance Bonds ........................................................................................... 498 8. Public Official Bonds ........................................................ 498 B. Underwriting the Risk of Commercial Surety Bonds .............. 499 1. The Basic Principles of Underwriting—The Three “Cs” .. 499 2. The Principal’s Character .................................................. 499 3. The Principal’s Capacity ................................................... 500 4. The Principal’s Cash/Capital............................................. 500 5. The Principal’s Collateral.................................................. 501 C. Issues Regarding Surety’s Exposure........................................ 503 1. Penal Sum Issues ............................................................... 503 2. Length of Performance under Bonded Obligation ............ 504 3. Modifications to the Bonded Obligation ........................... 505 a. Renewal Bonds ........................................................... 505 b. Cancellation ................................................................ 505 D. Indemnity Agreement Considerations ..................................... 506 xxvi 1. Types of Commercial Surety Bond Indemnity Agreements ........................................................................................... 506 2. The Long Form Indemnity Agreement ............................. 508 a. Broad Definition of Principal / Indemnitor................. 509 b. The Right to Cross-Indemnity Between Indemnitors . 511 c. Release and Discharge Rights..................................... 511 d. Collateral..................................................................... 512 e. Place in Funds Rights ................................................. 513 f. The Right to Decline and/or Renew Existing Bonds .. 514 g. Cancellation Rights..................................................... 515 h. Non-Impairment of Surety’s Rights ........................... 516 i. Access to Financial Information ................................. 517 j. Interest Provision ........................................................ 518 3. Differences Between Commercial Surety and Contract Surety Bond Indemnity Agreements: The Lack of Certain Key Provisions Typically Found in Contract Surety Bond Indemnity Agreements ...................................................... 518 a. Lack of Takeover Provisions ...................................... 518 b. Lack of Trust Fund Provisions.................................... 519 c. Lack of Power of Attorney Provisions ....................... 519 d. Lack of Advance or Financing Provisions.................. 519 e. Lack of Assignment and UCC Provisions .................. 520 E. Collateral Agreement and Other Considerations ..................... 520 1. Collateral Agreement ........................................................ 520 2. Subordination and Intercreditor Agreements .................... 523 F. Enforcement Issues .................................................................. 524 1. Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders ........................................................................................... 524 a. The Elements of Injunctive Relief .............................. 526 b. Distinction Between a Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order ..................................... 527 c. Examples of Injunctive Relief Awarded to Commercial Bond Sureties.............................................................. 527 2. Liens .................................................................................. 529 xxvii a. Surety’s Enforcement Rights under the Uniform Commercial Code ....................................................... 529 3. Bankruptcy ........................................................................ 531 a. Bankruptcy and the Effects on the Commercial Bond Surety’s Collateral ...................................................... 531 b. Fundamental Bankruptcy Principles ........................... 532 c. Pertinent Commercial Surety Bond Indemnity Agreement and Collateral Agreement Provisions Related to Bankruptcy.............................................................. 533 d. Property of the Bankruptcy Estate as it Relates to Differing Types of Collateral...................................... 534 (i) Property of the Bankruptcy Estate........................ 535 (ii) Types of Collateral and Bankruptcy Considerations .............................................................................. 536 (iii) Debtor’s Property as the Surety’s Collateral and its Use........................................................................ 538 Chapter XI THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN BANKRUPTCY .................... 541 A. Bankruptcy and the Surety’s Rights under the Indemnity Agreement................................................................................ 541 1. 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Types of Claims a Surety May Hold .......................... 549 b. Contents of Surety’s Proof of Claim........................... 550 c. The Contingent Claim in Bankruptcy ......................... 551 xxviii 2. Prima Facie Provision and Effect upon Burden of Proof in Bankruptcy ........................................................................ 553 3. Right to Settle Claims–Bankruptcy Cases......................... 555 4. Right to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Bankruptcy.............. 556 5. Non-Dischargeability ........................................................ 558 a. Trust Fund................................................................... 558 b. Representations and Warranties Provision in the Indemnity Agreement ................................................. 563 6. Access to Documents ........................................................ 565 C. Use or Restrictions of Bonded Contract Funds........................ 567 1. 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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive collection of business advice, technological guidance, and practical instruction on how to find success in the world of mass torts is, quite simply, unlike any other mass tort book available today. It compiles―in one single, easily digestible volume―a comprehensive array of wisdom from the most successful lawyers in the field as well as targeted advice from bleeding-edge technologists, financiers, and industry thought leaders. The result is a one-of-a-kind road map for growth, which will help lawyers in other fields confidently migrate into mass torts while improving the business operations of those already working in the field. Its central aim is to help readers achieve three goals: Attain personal and financial success in mass torts. Establish one’s own enduring legacy in a rapidly changing field. And most importantly, help victims who have been wronged by corporate negligence find equitable justice under the law. Its development has been conceived, spearheaded, and overseen by Jacob Malherbe, the founder and CEO of X Social Media, an influential Inc. 500 company that has revolutionized how mass tort lawyers can use Facebook, social media, and digital TV services to find and sign clients. In recent years, his efforts and advertising platform have helped lawyers find potential new clients at an unprecedented clip while driving down the cost of conversion rates at levels unthinkable even a few years ago. This compendium of knowledge aims to do something equally monumental: create an open-source opportunity for some of the brightest and most ambitious minds in the industry to join the fight in helping everyday victims who need legal assistance the very most. Join us on a carefully curated journey into the history, practice, and future of mass torts.
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Lexington Books The Reparable and the Irreparable: Being Human in
Book SynopsisSince the mid-twentieth century, Western societies have seen an unprecedented increase in movements, demands, and policies in favor of reparations. The historical catastrophes that shook the last century are both the immediate origin of this groundswell and its founding paradigm. The Reparable and the Irreparable: Being Human in the Age of Vulnerability places reparation within a wider contemporary context and describes it in its full anthropological depth. Repair is a global phenomenon that does not present itself in a unified way. Ideas of repair and reparation are expressed at different levels; for instance, one can mend a damaged object, heal a wound, redress an injury, or make amends for an offence. Johann Michel explores how repair and reparation tell us about human beings’ (natural) vulnerability, our (moral) fallibility, and our (social) incompleteness, but also about the many capabilities we draw upon to mitigate these shortcomings. It is from the heart of human finitude that repair and reparation draw meaning, and the irreparable—whether due to time or to a debt that can never be repaid—haunt any policy of reparation. Such are the challenges to be addressed by a philosophy of repair and reparation constructed in renewed dialogue with the social sciences.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: This Vulnerable FleshChapter 2: The Fragmented MindChapter 3: Fault and OffenseChapter 4: The Measurement of HarmChapter 5: History in DebtConclusion
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West Academic Publishing High Court Cases Summaries on Torts (Keyed to
Book SynopsisFranklin's High Court Case Summaries on Tort Law, 10th contain well-prepared briefs for each major case in Franklin's casebook on Tort Law. High Court briefs are written to present the essential facts, issue, decision and rationale for each case in a clear, concise manner. While prepared briefs can never substitute for the insight gained by actually reading a case, these briefs will help readers to identify, understand, and absorb the core "take away" knowledge from each case. Moreover, these briefs are followed by a useful legal analysis, which provides extra tips and contextual background about each case, connecting the case to the broader concepts being developed throughout the casebook. This book also supplies case vocabulary, which defines new or unusual legal words found throughout the cases. Finally, to enhance the reader's recall, there is a corresponding memory graphic for each brief that portrays an entertaining visual representation of the relevant facts or law of the case.
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West Academic Publishing Prosser, Wade and Schwartz's Torts, Cases and
Book SynopsisThrough its excellence in scholarship, clarity, and ease of use, this casebook engages readers in critical thinking about tort law and its operation in modern social settings. It sets forth crisply-edited classic tort cases, new tort law trends, and nuances in developing case law that impact the law and its application in the real world. Principal cases are not discarded just for the sake of change but because new cases reflect important changes in the law and present current doctrine in insightful and highly effective ways. The casebook goes beyond judicial decisions and includes key tort centered legislation and comparative perspectives where relevant. The casebook encourages the student to understand the English and American common law foundations of Tort law and to debate modern trends within various policy prescriptions. Unbiased in its approach and organized in manageable sections of information, the casebook is a superb tool for productive and stimulating classroom debate.The authors are an outstanding combination of respected scholars and practitioners. They have worked as a team since the 9th edition, published in 1994. Victor Schwartz was an Advisor on the first three sections of the Restatement (Third): Products Liability, Apportionment of Liability, and Physical and Emotional Harm. David Partlett is presently an Advisor on two new Restatements relating to liability for intentional torts and for defamation and privacy just established.
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Intersentia Ltd The Borderlines of Tort Law: Interactions with
Book SynopsisAll European legal systems recognise a boundary between the domains of tort and contract. While there have been voices contending that this distinction is no longer valid or at least that there should be a unification of the two sets of rules in particular contexts, others claim that there is still a very important distinction to be maintained. In fact the boundary between the two areas is often blurred and whether it is drawn in one place or another varies from country to country, giving rise to the paradox that what is considered a matter of contractual liability in one legal system is governed exclusively by tort law in another.This volume explores how differences between tort and contract affect the foundations of liability, the nature and amount of the compensation, the extent of liability and whether defences and limitation periods corresponding to the distinct causes of action give rise to substantially different outcomes. It also analyses to what extent actions in tort and in contract exclude each other and, when this is the case, how their concurrence is organised. Lastly it devotes its attention to specific situations such as pre-contractual liability and the liability of professionals.Trade Review'In fact, this book - a monumental achievement - will add richly to the ongoing debate which continually rages in relation to the frequently occurring juxtaposition between contract and tort issues.' -- Elizabeth Robson Taylor and Phillip Taylor, The Barrister, 2019.Table of ContentsWith contributions by Cristina Amato, Bjarte Askeland, Ewa Baginska, Jean-Sebastien Borghetti, Jonathan Cardi, Giovanni Comande, Eugenia Dacoronia, Isabelle Durant, Michael G Faure, Josep Sole Feliu, Israel Gilead, Albert Ruda Gonzalez, Michael D Green, Jiri Hradek, Ernst Karner, Anne LM Keirse, Bernhard A Koch, Wenqing Liao, Ulrich Magnus, Miquel Martin-Casals, Johann Neethling, Ken Oliphant, Lubos Tichy, Vibe Ulfbeck, Pierre Widmer, Vanessa Wilcox, Benedict Winiger.
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Intersentia Ltd European Product Liability: An Analysis of the
Book SynopsisThirty years after the entry into force of the Directive on liability for defective products (Council Directive 85/374/EEC), and in the light of the threat to user safety posed by consumer goods that make use of new technologies, it is essential to assess and determine whether the Directive remains an adequate legal response to the phenomenon of products brought to market that fail to ensure appropriate levels of safety for their users.European Product Liability is the result of an extensive international research project funded by the Polish National Science Centre. It brings together experienced scholars associated with the European Group on Tort Law (EGTL) and the European Research Group on Existing EC Private Law (Acquis Group). Individual country reports analyse the implementation of the Directive in the domestic law of several EU and EEA Member States (namely Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland) and the relationship of the implemented rules with the already existing rules of tort law. The country reports show that the practical significance of product liability differs widely in the various Member States. Also taking into account non-EU countries (Canada, Israel, South Africa and the USA), this book examines whether EU law will ensure sufficient safety for individuals using goods that have been produced using new technologies that are currently under development, such as major advances in mechatronics, nanotechnology, regenerative medicine and contour crafting. Together with an economic analysis of product liability it makes the book valuable for academics, practitioners, policy makers and all those interested in the subject.
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Intersentia Ltd Regulating Risk Through Private Law
Book SynopsisRegulating Risk Through Private Law sets out, for nine significant legal systems, an overarching conception of risk in legal theory, particularly of the linked role of risk-taking in generating liability and in liability regulating risk. It examines and explains what risk-based reasoning adds to private law. Taking tort law as the core case study, the book analyses national variation in risk understanding, liability, culture and regulation and from that, develops a legal framework for understanding and responding to risk. Then, looking beyond tort, the volume examines the contextual and cultural setting of different risks and how different legal systems seek to regulate them. The volume draws on more than 25 leading scholars of private law and risk from around the world to develop a coherent and systematic study of risk. The legal systems included span the common law and civil law, large and small, codified and uncodified, as well as those with wider and narrower strict liability rules and causation rules: England and Wales, France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Chile, South Africa and Brazil. The book is in two parts. Part I will look at an overview of the whole field, with a particular view on tort law as common focus; Part II will look to a specific and a national response to a narrow aspect of risk and analyse it in more detail. The Part II chapters range from medical liability (France) to mining (Chile) and from political theory and the welfare state (Sweden) to the constitutionalisation of risk protections (South Africa). This volume is the first multi-handed work on risk to explore what risk-reasoning adds to private law and how best it can be deployed, resisted or simply understoodTable of ContentsMatthew Dyson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow of Corpus Christi College. Previously, he was a Fellow of Trinity College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He is an associate member of 6KBW College Hill Chambers, a Research Fellow of the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law and Vice President of the European Society for Comparative Legal History. He is the editor of Unravelling Tort and Crime (2014), Comparing Tort and Crime (2015) and Fifty Years of the Law Commissions (2016).
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