The jurisprudence of Lord Hoffmann

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Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Justine Pila, Hoffmann, Léonard Hubert, Davies, Paul S.
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2015. ©2015
Type: Book
Other titles: Jurisprudence of Lord Hoffmann :
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/the-jurisprudence-of-lord-hoffmann/ (Stable identifier)

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XXXVIII, 384 pages ; 24 cm

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Useful for students learning an area of law, The jurisprudence of Lord Hoffmann is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publisher: Hart Publishing
Responsable Person: edited by Paul S. Davies and Justine Pila.
Publication Date: 2015
Location: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 6 editions
First edition Date: 2015
Last edition Date: 2015
General Notes: “Table of cases”: pages xvii-xxxiv.
“Tables of legislation”: pages xxxv-xxxviii.
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KD354
Dewey Code: 340.092
ISBN: 9781849465915 1849465916
OCLC: 919241498

Main Contents

Foreword / Lord Sumption
Introductory remarks and the law of evidence / Colin Tapper
Responsibility for harm to others : a brief survey / Tony Honore?
But for Lord Hoffmann, how would the causal inquiry in negligence look? / Sarah Green
A long, hard look at Gray v Thames Trains Ltd / James Goudkamp
Lord Hoffmann and the economic torts / Roderick Bagshaw
Salvaging of the law of torts / Robert Stevens
Are human rights culturally determined? : a riposte to Lord Hoffmann / Sandra Fredman
Lord Hoffmann and public law : TV dinner or dining at the Savoy? / Alison L. Young
A trump card which sometimes wins : Lord Hoffmann, free speech and the media / Jacob Rowbottom
Lord Hoffmann and purposive interpretation in intellectual property law / Justine Pila
Lord Hoffmann and the law of employment : the notorious episode of Johnson v Unisys Ltd / Alan Bogg and Hugh Collins
The meaning of commercial contracts / Paul S. Davies
Tangling in the undergrowth / Francis Reynolds
Lord Hoffmann, tax law and principles / Judith Freedman
Retrospective mistakes of law / Frederick Wilmot-Smith
The jurisprudence of Lord Hoffmann in property law / Roger Smith
Proprietary estoppel : the importance of looking back / Ben McFarlane
Corporate attribution and the lessons of Meridian / Jennifer Payne.

Summary Note

“Tables of legislation”: pages xxxv-xxxviii.

The jurisprudence of Lord Hoffmann

The jurisprudence of Lord Hoffmann