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Atiyah's Introduction to the Law of Contract
Автор: Stephen Smith Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2006 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 11 июля 20092008-05-16
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- An innovative and authoritative exposition of the modern law of contract offering readers an illuminating account of the subject — Regarded as a landmark textbook in English legal scholarship, it is widely recognised as one of the most interesting and innovative books to have been published on contract law in recent years — Takes a critical and argumentative approach, engaging readers in debates about the meaning and value of the law — A comprehensive treatment of contract law makes this book ideal for use on all undergraduate courses New to this edition — The revised contents reflect various changes in contract law teaching and scholarship that have taken place in recent years. — Updated to include a critical overview of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, as well as developments in unjust enrichment. Atiyah's Introduction to the Law of Contract is a well-known text through which thousands of university students have first encountered the law of contract, and the new edition has long been eagerly awaited by university teachers and students. This sixth edition, updated by Stephen Smith, continues to provide readers with an introduction to the theories, policies, and ideas that underlie the law, placing an equal emphasis on the law and critical analysis. In particular, the discussion of recent cases and legislation is centred on why contract law is the way it is, whether it can be justified, and, if not, what should be done to improve it. The sixth edition has been revised to place the law of contract in a modern context and to account for recent developments in the law, as well as those in academic thinking and writing. Addressing European influences and including perspectives from comparative law, this remains a stimulating and authoritative exposition of the modern law of contract.
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Underground London
Автор: Stephen Smith Жанр: Little, Brown and Company Издательство: Little, Brown and Company Год: 2005 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20102010-08-11
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What is visible to the naked eye has been exhaustively raked over; in Underground London, acclaimed travel writer Stephen Smith provides an alternative guide and history of the capital. It's a journey through the passages and tunnels of the city, the bunkers and tunnels, crypts and shadows. As well as being a contemporary tour of underground London, it's also an exploration through time: Queen Boudicca lies beneath Platform 10 at King's Cross (legend has it); Dick Turpin fled the Bow Street Runners along secret passages leading from the cellar of the Spaniards pub in North London; the remains of a pre-Christian Mithraic temple have been found near the Bank of England; on the platforms of the now defunct King William Street Underground, posters still warn that 'Careless talk costs lives'. Stephen Smith uncovers the secrets of the city by walking through sewers, tunnels under such places as Hampton Court, ghost tube stations, and long lost rivers such as the Fleet and the Tyburn. This is 'alternative' history at its best.
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