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COMMON LAW LIBRARYMcgregor on DamagesEighteenth Edition, Mainwork & SupplementHarvey McGregor, QCThe standard work and the leading authority on thelaw of damages for nearly 150 years, McGregor onDamages:• Provides detailed explanation of how generalprinciples apply to particular cases throughanalysis of case law• Includes coverage of general principles, heads ofdamage, damages in contract and tort, humanrights and procedure• Has been written with great clarity and a logicalstructure, by the accepted authority in the area ofdamages• Provides a navigable mini-table of contents at thebeginning of each chapter• Incorporates accessible chapters broken down byheads of damage and divided into many sectionsand sub-sections all usefully titled, making it easyto locate the information you need• Highlights important recent changes anddevelopments, with regular supplements to keepyou up to date• Is recognised as the leading text, and is often citedand relied upon by the courtsSecond SupplementNEWThe Second Supplement to the Eigtheenth Edition ofMcGregor on Damages brings the main work up todate and deals with all the developments in the lawrelating to damages since the publication of the mainwork.The new supplement includes significant decisions ofthe Supreme Court such as:• The Supreme Court in the false imprisonmentcase of R.(on the application of Lumba (Congo))v Secretary of State for the Home Departmentdecides whether vindicatory damages arerecoverable for infringement of a right, the rightinfringed being in Lumba the right to liberty ratherthan the right to reputation• The Supreme Court in Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK)Ltd has endorsed an important extension to theFairchild rule and on grounds different from theCourt of AppealSweet & Maxwell UKNov 2011 9780414047761 PaperbackSupplement HK$1,073Oct 2009 9780414043282 HardbackMainwork & Supplement HK$6,250Charlesworth & Percy on negligenceTwelfth Edition, Mainwork & SupplementGeneral Editors: His Honour Judge Christopher Walton, His HonourJudge Simon E Wood, Roger Cooper, Stephen ToddThe authority on the law of negligence, and frequentlycited in court, Charlesworth & Percy on Negligencecovers both common law and statutory duty• Sets out the general principles, covering duty ofcare, liability and causation• Deals with both the standard of care in differentsituations and areas where strict liability applies• Focuses on both established areas and developingareas such as psychiatric injuriesFirst Supplement NEWThe First Supplement to the 12th edition ofCharlesworth & Percy on Negligence brings the mainwork up to date with all the latest developments.The new supplement includes coverage of three keydecisions by the Supreme Court not featured in themain work:• Jones v Kaney [2011] a recent decision of theSupreme Court ending the immunity of expertwitnesses• Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd [2011] illustrating theapplication of the Fairchild/Barker exception inmesothelioma claims66+852 3762 3222 www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk smhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.comPrices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification