Now available in paperback, this book contains essays on landmark UK cases in the development of equitable doctrine, running from the 17th century to recent times. The range, breadth, and social importance of equitable principles are well known, as these affect commercial, domestic, and even political matters. By focusing on the historical development of these principles, the essays help the reader to understand them more clearly, and also provide insights into the processes of legal change through judicial innovation. The themes addressed include: the nature of the UK courts' equitable...

This new addition to Hart Publishing's Landmark Cases series brings together leading figures in the field of UK medical law to discuss a selection of the most significant cases. These are cases which either signpost a new development for medical law, illustrate an important development of the law, or signpost likely future developments of UK law. The cases are explored in their social and historical context to understand better what has influenced the development of the law. The collection provides a fascinating insight in the interaction of medical law and broader social changes to our...

Landmark Cases in Public Law answers the need for a historical examination of the leading cases in the field of public law, an examination which is largely absent from the standard textbooks and journal articles of the day. Adopting a contextualised historical approach, this collection of essays by leading specialists in the field provides both an explanation of the importance and impact of the chosen decisions, as well as doctrinal analysis. This approach enables each author to throw light on what were the driving forces behind the judicial outcomes, and shows how the final reasoning of the...

In England and Wales, there are a number of important historical (landmark) cases in the development of family law that deserve a detailed examination. Family law cases tend to raise highly controversial issues, often on striking facts, frequently provoking wider social debate and/or extensive publicity. Consequently, the landmark cases chosen for this volume, which is now available in paperback, provide considerable scope, not only for doctrinal analysis and explanation of the importance and impact of the decisions, but also for in-depth examination of the social or policy developments that...

Now available in paperback, Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort contains thirteen essays on leading UK tort cases, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. The cases raise a broad range of important issues across the law of tort, including such diverse areas as acts of state and public nuisance, as well as central questions relating to the tort of negligence. Several of the essays place the UK cases in their historical context in ways that change our understanding of the cases' significance. Sometimes the focus is on drawing out previously neglected aspects of cases which have...

Criminal cases raise difficult normative and legal questions, and are often a consequence of compelling human drama. In this collection, expert authors place leading cases in criminal law in their historical and legal contexts, highlighting their significance both in the past and for the present. The cases in this volume range from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century. Many of them are well known to modern criminal lawyers and students; others are overlooked landmarks that deserve reconsideration. The essays, often based on extensive and original archival research, range over a wide...

This volume explores the nature of intellectual property law by looking at particular disputes that have become landmark cases. All the cases gathered here aim to show the versatile and unstable character of a discipline still searching for landmarks. Each contribution offers an opportunity to raise questions about the narratives that have shaped the discipline throughout its short but profound history. The volume begins by revisiting patent litigation to consider the impact of the Statute of Monopolies (1624). It continues by looking at different controversies to describe how the existence...

Now available in paperback This new addition to Hart Publishing's Landmark Cases series brings together leading figures in the field to discuss a selection of the most significant cases in medical law. These are cases which either signpost a new development for medical law, illustrate an important development of the law, or signpost likely future developments of the law. The cases are explored in their social and historical context to understand better what has influenced the development of the law. This collection provides a fascinating insight in the interaction of medical law and broader...