Patrick Atiyah is one of the most important legal scholars of his generation in the common-law world. His publications cover a wide field: legal theory, legal history, the study of legal institutions, the law of tort (especially compensation for personal injuries) and, most famously perhaps, the law of contract. It is no exaggeration to say that by his work, Atiyah has opened up new ways of thinking about the law of obligations. This volume of essays, written by colleagues, friends, and admirers of Patrick Atiyah from the UK and abroad, reflects the breadth of his interests. As well as discussions of particular aspects of the law of contract and tort, it contains essays on the history and theory of contract and tort and on the role of judges and law teachers. There is also an assessment of the `law in context' movement of which Patrick Atiyah was a founder member and leading practitioner. Contributors: William Twining, Tony Honore, Jan Hellner, Robert S. Summers, John Bell, Paul D. Carrington, Robert Stevens, A. W. B. Simpson, Roy Goode, S. M. Waddams, Jane Stapleton, Donald Harris, John Dwyer, John Fleming, and Peter Cane.
Reviews
`Patrick Atiyah is unrivalled in the number, scope and quality of his contributions to English legal scholarship in the last 40 years. It is very fitting that his friends and admirers should have co-operated in this volume of tributes ... fine volume' Cambridge Law Journal



Book Information
ISBN 9780198254102
Author Peter Cane
Format Hardback
Page Count 402
Imprint Clarendon Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 783g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 161mm * 29mm