McGregor on Damages

Widely regarded as the chief authority and the standard work on the law of damages for nearly 15 years, McGregor on Damages new 19th edition adopts a definition of damages, both simplified and enlarged, brought about by the changes in the law that have come about over the years.As ruled by The Court of Appeal in Simmons v Castle the best guidance on the heads of non-pecuniary loss recoverable are to be found in McGregor on Damages.NEW FOR THE 19th EDITION•The impact of the European Directive, implemented in the United Kingdom, on the damages to be awarded in our intellectual property statutory torts is analysed in detail.•How the revolutionary Peters v East Midlands SHA, with the Court of Appeal holding that an injured person has an absolute right to choose private care over state-funded care, has progressed is documented.•The virtual disappearance of Smith v Manchester awards on account of the new discounting criteria for contingencies of life in the Ogden Tables.•Omak Maritime v Mamola Shipping and Grange v Quinn have cast new light on a contracting party’s right to claim for wasted expenditure, and the significance of the controversial Cullinane case is fully re-addressed.NEW CHAPTERSThere are five new chapters, either new or by division of existing chapters including:•The Object Of An Award Of Compensatory Damages•Terminology used in Compensatory Damages Awards•Vindicatory Damages- pushed into the limelight by the six to three decision of the Supreme Court in Lumba v Secretary of State for the Home Department.•Misfeasance In Public Office•Invasion of PrivacyA primary reference tool on the general principles and the particular aspects of common law damages written by Harvey McGregor QC, an acknowledged authority for over 5 years, the book:•Provide comprehensive coverage of the law of damages, from detailed consideration of the general principles to specific heads of damages•Clarify complex areas such as loss of a chance, mitigation, causation and exemplary damages•Examine such issues as periodical payments and interest on damages•Go through statement of case, the trial and appeals•Consider damages in relation to particular contracts, tort and human rights:•Contracts -Sale of Goods, Hire and Hire-purchase of Goods, Sale of Land, Lease of Land. Sale of Shares and Loan of Stock, Contracts to Pay or to Lend Money, Building Contracts, Contracts for Carriage, Contracts of Employment, Contracts for Professional and Other Services, Contracts Concerning Principal and Agent. Contracts of Warranty of Authority by Agent•Tort-Torts affecting Goods: Damages and Destruction, Misappropriation, Torts Affecting Land, Torts Causing Personal Injury, Torts Causing Death, Assault and False Imprisonment, Malicious Institution of Legal Proceedings, Defamation, Economic Torts, Misrepresentation, Infringement of Privacy and Misfeasance in Public Office•Human RightsPRE-ORDER TODAY To pre-order call 845 6 9355, email TRLUKI.orders@thomsonreuters.com, or contact your Sweet & Maxwell Account Manager to place your order. CONTENTSChapter 1: IntroductionBOOK 1COMPENSATORY DAMAGESPart 1Object & TerminologyChapter 2:The Object Of An Award Of Compensatory DamagesChapter 3: Terminology used in Compensatory Damages AwardsPart 2The Heads of Compensatory DamagesChapter 4: Pecuniary LossesChapter 5: Non-Pecuniary LossesPart 3The Limits of Compensatory DamagesChapter 6: The General Problem of LimitsChapter 7: Reduction of Damages for Contributory NegligenceChapter 8: Remoteness of DamageChapter 9: Mitigation of DamagesChapter 1: Certainty of DamageChapter 11: Past and Prospective DamageBOOK 2NON-COMPENSATORY DAMAGESChapter 12: Nominal DamagesChapter 13: Exemplary DamagesChapter 14: Restitutionary DamagesChapter 15: Liquidated DamagesChapter 16: Vindicatory DamagesBOOK 3VARIOUS GENERAL FACTORS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGESChapter 17: The Incidence of TaxationChapter 18: The Awarding of InterestChapter 19: The Effect of Changes on ValueChapter 2: The Recovery of Costs, Damages and Fines Incurred in Previous ProceedingsChapter 21: Damages in Actions Surviving DeathBOOK 4PARTICULAR CONTRACTS & TORTSChapter 22: The Measure of Damages in Contract & Tort ComparedChapter 23: Sale of GoodsChapter 24: Hire & Hire-Purchase of GoodsChapter 25: Sale of LandChapter 26: Lease of LandChapter 27: Sale of Shares and Loan of StockChapter 28: Contracts to Pay or to Lend MoneyChapter 29: Construction ContractsChapter 3: Contracts of CarriageChapter 31: Contracts of EmploymentChapter 32: Contracts of Professional and Other ServicesChapter 33: Contracts Concerning Principal and AgentChapter 34: Contracts of Warranty of Authority by AgentChapter 35: Torts Affecting Goods: Damage and DestructionChapter 36: Torts Affecting Goods: MisappropriationChapter 37: Torts Affecting LandChapter 38: Torts Causing Personal InjuryChapter 39: Torts Causing DeathChapter 4: Assault and False ImprisonmentChapter 41: Statutory Torts: Discrimination and HarassmentChapter 42: Malicious Institution of Legal ProceedingsChapter 43:Misfeasance In Public OfficeChapter 44: DefaminationChapter 45: Invasion of PrivacyChapter 46: Economic TortsChapter 47: MisrepresentationChapter 48: Damages Under the Human Rights ActChapter 49: The Statement of CaseChapter 5: The TrialChapter 51: Appeals