Private Law Remedies

Abstract

This insightful book outlines the remedies for private law wrongs such as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust and torts. With a focus on English law, it provides an accessible, up-to-date and commercially centred overview of this complex field. Katy Barnett and Sirko Harder discuss remedies at common law, in equity and under statute. The remedies are primarily organised according to their function: first, compensation for loss, then coercive, vindicatory, restitutionary and gain-based remedies and finally, proprietary remedies. Private Law Remedies examines the general principles in remedies law and highlights the commonalities and differences among the various pri..