What About Law?

Catherine Barnard is Professor of EU Law and Employment Law, Janet O'Sullivan is Senior Lecturer in Law and Graham Virgo is Professor of English Private Law, all at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

A simple and user friendly book that 'sells' out the law as it is with all its various rationales. Fit for anyone embarking on a study of law.

• 1. Introduction to Law Catherine Barnard, Janet O’Sullivan and Graham Virgo, all University of Cambridge, UKSTARTING TO THINK ABOUT LAW THE TOOLS LEGAL METHOD INTERPRETATION IMAGINATION GENERALISATION POLICY UNDERPINNING THE RULE ONE FINAL EXAMPLE CONCLUSIONS 2. Criminal Law Graham Virgo, University of Cambridge, UKTHE ELEMENTS OF A CRIME THE REASONS FOR PUNISHMENT REASONS FOR CHARACTERISING CONDUCT AS CRIMINAL FACTS OF BROWN THE KEY OFFENCES THE ISSUE IN BROWN APPLICATION OF THE DECISION THE DISSENTING JUDGES THEORY: AUTONOMY VERSUS WELFARE SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: MOTIVE AND RISK HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REFORM CONCLUSIONS 3. Law of ContractJanet O’Sullivan, University of Cambridge, UKINTRODUCTION SOME CRUCIAL IDEAS ABOUT CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES THE CASE THE HOUSE OF LORDS DECISION IN MORE DETAIL WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE RUXLEY? WHAT IF THE BUILDER HAD SAVED MONEY BY BREACHING THE CONTRACT? CONCLUSION 4. TortTony Weir, revised by Janet O’Sullivan, University of Cambridge, UKTHE MOST FAMOUS TORT CASE THE ‘DUTY’ QUESTION THE KIND OF HARM DAMAGE AND LOSS RECOVERY FOR PURE FINANCIAL HARM APPLICATION IN MCFARLANE FAIR, JUST AND REASONABLE THE REASONS GIVEN IN MCFARLANE THE SPEECH OF LORD STEYN DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE PSYCHIATRIC HARM EFFECT ON THIRD PARTIES TORT AS DETERRENCE DETERRENCE AND COMPENSATION TWO EXAMPLES STATUTES AND JUDGE-MADE LAW THE EFFECT OF MCFARLANE DAMAGE AND THE INVASION OF RIGHTS THE UNWANTED BABY ABROAD CONCLUSION 5. Land Law Kevin Gray, University of Cambridge, UKINTRODUCTION THE PROBLEM OF PROPERTY THE CASE (CHHOKAR V CHHOKAR) CONCLUSION 6. Equity and Trusts Graham Virgo, University of Cambridge, UKWHAT IS EQUITY? THE CONTRIBUTION OF EQUITY TYPES OF TRUST THE FACTS OF FOSKETT V MCKEOWN THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF RULES AND PRINCIPLES CONCLUSIONS 7. Constitutional Law Mark Elliott, University of Cambridge, UKPROLOGUE THE MILLER II CASE CONCLUSIONS 8. EU Law, Brexit and International Trade Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge, UKTHE WORLD TRADING REGIME CASSIS DE DIJON BREXIT CONCLUSIONS 9. Conclusions: Drawing Some Threads Together Janet O’Sullivan, Catherine Barnard and Graham Virgo, all University of Cambridge, UK