Paul J. du Plessis is Professor of Roman Law at the University of Edinburgh

• PrefacePaul J. du PlessisMatters of Context1. The Early Historiography of the Lex Aquilia in Britain: Introducing Students to the DigestJohn W. Cairns2. William Warwick Buckland on the Lex AquiliaDavid Ibbetson3. ‘This Concern with Pattern’: F.H. Lawson’s Negligence in the Civil LawPaul Mitchell4. Student’s Digest: 9.2 in Oxford in the Twentieth CenturyBenjamin SpagnoloCase Studies5. Revisiting D.9.2.23.1Joe Sampson6. Reflections on the Quantification of DamnumAlberto Lorusso7. Causation and Remoteness: British Steps on a Roman PathDavid Johnston8. Roman and Civil Law Reflections on the Meaning of Iniuria in Damnum Iniuria DatumGiuseppe Valditara9. Lord Atkin, Donoghue v Stevenson and the Lex Aquilia: Civilian Roots of the ‘Neighbour’ PrincipleRobin Evans-Jones and Helen Scott10. ConclusionsPaul J. du PlessisIndex