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Professor of Private Law
MA (Cantab), Ph.D
Interests
Contract and Tort, particularly remedies and professional negligence.
Research centres and interest groups
CV / Biography
1994 - Present: Fellow and Vice-Master of Selwyn College; Professor of Private Law; 2005 winner of Pilkington Teaching Prize for Excellence in University Teaching; 1989 - 1994: Solicitor, Slaughter and May
Selected publications
Books
Politics, Policy and Private Law Vol II (ed) (Hart Publishing), forthcoming
Co-editor(s):
Jodi Gardner, Amy Goymour and Sarah Worthington
Publisher:
OʼSullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract (Oxford University Press, 2024) 11th Edition
Politics, Policy and Private Law Vol I (ed) (Hart Publishing, 2023)
Co-editor(s):
Jodi Gardner, Amy Goymour and Sarah Worthington
Publisher:
ISBN 13:
9781509960965
O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract (Oxford University Press, 2022) 10th Edition
Publisher:
ISBN:
0192856553
ISBN 13:
9780192856555
What about Law? The Right Reasons for Studying Law at University (with Catherine Barnard and Graham Virgo) (Hart Publishing, 2021) 3rd Edition
Publisher:
ISBN 13:
9781849460859
Hepple and Matthews, Tort: Cases and Materials (with David Howarth) (eds) (Hart Publishing, 2015) 7th Edition
Publisher:
ISBN:
184946555X
ISBN 13:
978-1849465557
Restitution: Past, Present and Future : Essays in Honour of Gareth Jones (ed) (Hart Publishing, 1998)
Co-editor(s):
William Cornish, Richard Nolan and Graham Virgo
Publisher:
ISBN:
1901362426
ISBN 13:
9781901362428
Articles
'Gambling Disorder, Financial Loss and Suicide—A Journey to the ‘Outer Reaches’ of the Common Law' (2023) 76 Current Legal Problems pp 173–200
Citation:
(2023) 76 Current Legal Problems pp 173–200
Published: Jul 2023
'Implied terms in fact and evidence of prior negotiations: an exploration' (2022) LQR 558
Citation:
(2022) LQR 558
Published: Nov 2022
'Implied terms in fact and evidence of prior negotiations: an exploration' (2022) Law Quarterly Review pp 558-582
Citation:
(2022) Law Quarterly Review pp 558-582
Published: Oct 2022
'Party-agreed formalities for contractual variation - a rock of sense in the Supreme Court' (2019) 135 LQR 1
Citation:
(2019) 135 LQR 1
Published: Jan 2019
'Unconsidered Modifications' (2017) 133 LQR 191
Citation:
(2017) 133 LQR 191
Published: Apr 2017
'The meaning of 'damage' in pure financial loss cases: contract and tort collide' (2012) Journal of Professional Negligence 248-265
Citation:
(2012) Journal of Professional Negligence 248-265
Published: Oct 2012
'Intentional economic torts, commercial transactions and professional liability' (2008) 24 Journal of Professional Negligence, 164
Citation:
(2008) 24 Journal of Professional Negligence, 164
Published: Dec 2008
'Suing in tort where no contract claim will lie - a bird's eye view' (2007) 23 Professional Negligence, 165
Citation:
(2007) 23 Professional Negligence, 165
Published: Oct 2007
'Professional liability to third parties for inter vivos transactions' Professional Negligence (2005) Vol 21.3 142
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2005) Vol 21.3 142
Published: Oct 2005
'Limitation, latent damage and solicitors' negligence' Professional Negligence (2004) Vol 20.4 218
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2004) Vol 20.4 218
Published: Dec 2004
'Solicitors, executors and beneficiaries: Who can sue and who can be sued?' Professional Negligence (2003) Vol 19.4 507
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2003) Vol 19.4 507
Published: Dec 2003
'Causation and non-disclosure on medical risks - reflections on Chester v Afshar' Professional Negligence (2003) 19.2, pp 370
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2003) 19.2, pp 370
Published: Jul 2003
'Acts, Omissions and Negligent Professionals: Confusion over Counterfactuals' Professional Negligence (2001) Vol 17.4
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2001) Vol 17.4
Published: Nov 2001
'Intentional Acts, Breaches of Duty and the Limitation Act - A Warning for Negligent Professionals' Professional Negligence (2000) Vol 16.4 pp 241 - 251
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2000) Vol 16.4 pp 241 - 251
Published: Dec 2000
'Rescission as a Self-Help Remedy: A Critical Analysis' [2000] 59 C.L.J. pp 509 - 543
Citation:
[2000] 59 C.L.J. pp 509 - 543
Published: Nov 2000
'Lawyers, Conflicts of Interest and Chinese Walls' Professional Negligence (2000) Vol 16.2 pp 88 - 102
Citation:
Professional Negligence (2000) Vol 16.2 pp 88 - 102
Published: May 2000
'Liability for the Fear of the Onset of Future Medical Conditions' Professional Negligence (1999) Vol. 15.2 pp 96 - 110
Citation:
Professional Negligence (1999) Vol. 15.2 pp 96 - 110
Published: Jun 1999
'Negligence Liability of Auditors to Third Parties and the Role of Assumption of Responsibility' Professional Negligence (1998) Vol. 14.4 pp195 - 209
Citation:
Professional Negligence (1998) Vol. 14.4 pp195 - 209
Published: Dec 1998
'In Defence of Foakes v. Beer' [1996] C.L.J. pp 219 - 228
Citation:
[1996] C.L.J. pp 219 - 228
Published: Jul 1996
Book Chapters
"Concurrent tort liability for breach of contractual obligations of reasonable care – coherence and crying for the moon" in W. Day and J. Grower (ed(s)), Borderlines in Private Law (Oxford University Press, 2024), pp. 15-35
Publisher:
Pages:
15-35
ISBN 13:
9780198888710
Published Oct 2024
"Negligence, policy and novel exceptions" in J. Gardner, A. Goymour, J. O'Sullivan and S. Worthington (ed(s)), Politics, Policy and Private Law Vol I: Tort, Property and Equity (2024 Hart Publishing) , 2023), pp. 105-126
Pages:
105-126
ISBN 13:
9781509960965
Published Dec 2023
"Specific performance and the reflective loss rule" in B. McFarlane and S. Elliott (ed(s)), Equity Today: 150 Years After the Judicature Reforms (Hart Publishing, 2023), pp. 205-220
Publisher:
Pages:
205-220
ISBN 13:
9781509960071
Published Jun 2023
"The contract / tort borderline" in W. Day and S. Worthington (ed(s)), Challenging private law: Lord Sumption in the Supreme Court (Hart Publishing, 2020), pp. 115-139
"Illegality and contractual enforcement after Patel v Mirza" in Sarah Green and Alan Bogg (ed(s)), Illegality after Patel v Mirza (Hart Publishing, 2018), pp. 165-186
"Repudiation: keeping the contract alive" in Graham Virgo & Sarah Worthington (ed(s)), Commercial Remedies: Resolving Controversies, 2017)
ISBN 13:
9781107171329
Published Aug 2017
"Contributory Negligence and Strict Contractual Obligations Revisited" in Andrew Dyson, James Goudkamp & Frederick Wilmot-Smith (ed(s)), Defences in Contract (Hart Publishing, 2017)
Publisher:
ISBN 13:
978-1849467230
Published Feb 2017
"Reflections on the role of restitutionary damages to protect contractual expectations" in David Johnston and Reinhard Zimmermann (ed(s)), Unjustified Enrichment, 2002), pp. 327-340
Pages:
327-340
ISBN 13:
978-0521808200
Published Jan 2002
"Loss and gain at greater depth - the implications of the Ruxley decision" (with N/A), Failure of Contracts: Contract, Restitutionary and Proprietary Consequences (Hart Publishing, 1997)
Publisher:
ISBN 13:
978-1901362046
Published Jul 1997
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