Transferred Loss: Claiming Third Party Loss in Contract Law

by Hannes Unberath

Sometimes a breach of contract causes loss to a third party. This book takes a comparative approach to the question when the third party can recover that loss directly, and when the promisee can recover it. The second issue has arisen in carriage of goods, bailment, insurance and agency, and is becoming increasingly significant in construction law, as the recent decision in Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd v. Panatown Ltd shows. The principal aim...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841133701
• ISBN13: 9781841133706
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"