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Turning Points of the Common Law
Lord Cooke focuses on four great cases which were all turning points in the development of the common law. In each instance he examines the effect at the time, subsequent developments in case law andacademic opinion, and the respective advantages of decisions in Commonwealth jurisdictions such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
| Author(s) | By The Right Hon The Lord Cooke of Thorndon. |
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| Publisher | Sweet & Maxwell Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 105 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 5 Apr 1997 |
| Availability | Available |
Lord Cooke focuses on four great cases which were all turning points in the development of the common law. In each instance he examines the effect at the time, subsequent developments in case law andacademic opinion, and the respective advantages of decisions in Commonwealth jurisdictions such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Introduction. A Real Thing: Salomon v.Salomon [1987], One Golden Thread: Woolmington v. DPP [1935], The Temptation of Elegance Resisted: Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v. Heller [1964], The Liberation of English Public Law: Anisminic Ltd v. Foreign Compensation C
