Egbert Koops, Ph.D. (2010), Leiden University, is Assistant Professor of Property Law at University of Groningen. He has published a monograph in Dutch on the history of security interests and has co-edited two previous books.Willem Zwalve, Ph.D. (1981), University of Groningen, is Professor of Legal History at Leiden University and Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at University of Groningen. He was elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.

• PrefaceNote on the AuthorsList of AbbreviationsI. INTRODUCTIONIntroduction: The Equity PhenomenonW.J. Zwalve and E. KoopsII. EXTERNAL HISTORICAL ASPECTS1. The Equity of the Law: Law and Equity since JustinianW.J. Zwalve2. The Equity of the Common Law CourtsP. Brand3. A House Built on Sand: Equity in Early Modern English LawD.J. Ibbetson4. Arbitrary Chancellors and the Problem of PredictabilityM. MacnairIII. SUBSTANTIVE ASPECTS5. Equity’s Connivance in the Evasion of Legal FormalitiesJ. Cartwright6. Ius Honorarium, Equity and Real Security: Parallel Lines of Legal DevelopmentH.L.E. Verhagen7. Rescission of Contracts: Was Roman Law more Consistent than English Law?F. Brandsma8. The Equity of D. 17,1,26,6: Liability of a Principal for Accidental Losses Suffered by his AgentW.J. ZwalveIndex of PersonsIndex of Sources