TY - BOOK AU - Edelman,James AU - McGregor,Harvey AU - Colton,Simon AU - Varuhas,Jason N.E. TI - McGregor on damages T2 - The Common law library SN - 041408148X AV - KD703.D3 M38 2021 U1 - 347.42077 23 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters KW - Damages KW - Great Britain KW - England KW - Wales N1 - Previously published: 2018; "Chapter on procedure revised by Simon Colton QC ... chapter on the Human Rights Act revised by Dr. Jason N.E. Varuhas."--Title page; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The Meaning of Damages and Compensation at Common Law and in Equity -- 2. The Object of an Award of Compensatory Damages -- 3. The Terminology in Compensatory Damages and in Consequential Loss Clauses -- 4. Pecuniary Losses -- 5. Non-Pecuniary Losses -- 6. The General Problem of Limits -- 7. Reduction of Damages For Contributory Negligence -- 8. Causation of Damage, Scope of Duty, and Remoteness of Damage -- 9. Mitigation of Damage -- 10. Certainty of Damage, Presumptions of Damage, and Loss of Chance -- 11. Past and Prospective Damage -- 12. Nominal Damages -- 13. Exemplary Damages -- 14. Licence Fee (Negotiating and User) Damages -- 15. Account and Disgorgement of Profits -- 16. Liquidated Damages and Penalties -- 17. Vindicatory Damages -- 18. The Incidence of Taxation -- 19. The Awarding of Interest -- 20. The Effect of Changes in Value -- 21. Costs, Damages and Fines in Previous Proceedings -- 22. Breach of Undertakings as to Damages -- 23. Damages in Actions Surviving Death -- 24. The Measure of Damages in Contract and Tort Compared -- 25. Sale of Goods -- 26. Hire and Hire-Purchase of Goods -- 27. Sale of Land -- 28. Lease of Land -- 29. Sale of Shares and Loan of Stock -- 30. Contracts to Pay or to Lend Money -- 31. Construction Contracts -- 32. Contracts of Carriage -- 33. Contracts of Employment -- 34. Contracts for Professional and Other Services -- 35. Contracts Concerning Principal and Agent -- 36. Contracts of Warranty of Authority by Agent -- 37. Torts Affecting Goods: Damage and Destruction -- 38. Torts Affecting Goods: Misappropriation -- 39. Torts Affecting Land -- 40. Torts Causing Personal injury -- 41. Torts Causing Death -- 42. Assault and False Imprisonment -- 43. Statutory Torts: Discrimination and Harassment -- 44. Malicious Institution of Legal Proceedings -- 45. Misfeasance in Public Office -- 46. Defamation -- 47. Privacy, Confidence and Private Information -- 48. Economic Torts and Intellectual Property Wrongs --49. Misrepresentation -- 50. Damages Under the Human Rights Act -- 51. Pre-Action Conduct, the Statement of Case and Case Management to Trial -- 52. The Trial -- 53. Appeals. ER -