Pure Economic Loss in Europe (The Common Core of European Private Law)

Bussani, Mauro

ISBN 10: 0521180058 / ISBN 13: 9780521180054

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

About this Item

This 2003 study uses a fact-based comparative method and in-depth research into the laws of thirteen European countries. Editor(s): Bussani, Mauro; Palmer, Professor Vernon Valentine. Series: The Common Core of European Private Law. Num Pages: 638 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; LAM; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 920. . 2011. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pure Economic Loss in Europe (The Common Core of European Private Law)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521180058
• ISBN 13: 9780521180054
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How far can tort liability expand without imposing excessive burdens upon individual activity? This comprehensive study of the subject uses a fact-based comparative method and in-depth research into the laws of thirteen European countries. Many events result in pure economic loss, such as a business being idled by the cut of electricity cables. This controversial issue raises questions which affect the law of tort and contract.

Book Description

Many events result in pure economic loss, such as a business being idled by the cut of electricity cables. This controversial issue raises questions which affect the law of tort and contract. How far can tort liability expand without imposing excessive burdens upon individual activity? This is the first comprehensive study of the subject, using a fact-based comparative method and in-depth research into the laws of thirteen European countries. Includes a historical and analytical introduction to economic loss.