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About the Author
Timothy Liau is an Assistant Professor in Private Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He previously held the position of Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and prior to that, Stipendiary Lecturer in Law at Merton College, Oxford. He holds an LLB from NUS, where he was top First and Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medallist. He did his postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar, and Graduate Prize Scholar at Merton College, reading for the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), MPhil, and DPhil, while also teaching Commercial Remedies on the BCL.
Reviews
Standing in Private Law is a ground-breaking work, shining a light upon the neglected private law standing rules and urging a clarity of thought from which the developed public law standing rules might also benefit. It is a work of deep theory, building upon the writing of some of the great legal theorists of the 20th and 21st centuries...The understanding that Dr Liau encourages will have significant effects on private law legal doctrine. * The Hon James Edelman, Justice of the High Court of Australia *
This is not a voluminous book. However, each chapter is packed with in-depth analysis of theories and doctrines...This book might be best placed in an academic setting. * Law Society Gazette *
In a remarkable book full of insights for both familiar and new problems, Dr Liau meticulously unpacks the concept of standing in private law, distinguishing it from adjacent concepts which could obscure it from view, and shows how recognising standing as a distinct private law concept can help us understand, illuminate, and perhaps even resolve debates and difficulties in private law doctrine...despite the 'deep theory' the themes and arguments of the book are undoubtedly also relevant for those wrestling with problems in the very practical world of banking and financial law. They will find many insights within its pages. All need this excellent book on their bookshelf should the issues it discusses arise. * Sir Ross Cranston KC FBA, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law *
The novelty and ambition of Standing in Private Law truly shines - in forcing us to interrogate and clarify a term which has been used all too infrequently and all too imprecisely. To conclude with one final sense of 'standing': Standing in Private Law certainly stands out as a rigorous and rich contribution to an area of private law which has long awaited such a work. * The Cambridge Law Journal *
Book Information
ISBN 9780192869661
Author Timothy Liau
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 666g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 165mm * 25mm