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Faculty Contact Details

Room: LE 18/5

Tel: (3)37120

College Contact Details

Room: O9a Clare

Tel: (3)65060

Professor of Law and Public Policy (Department of Land Economy)

MA (Cantab), MPhil, LL.M. (Yale)

Interests

Tort, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence, Economic Analysis of Law, Sociology of Law, Environmental Law, Law and Politics, Public Law

CV / Biography

*Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge

Honorary Bencher, Middle Temple

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Publications

 

Books

Law as Engineering: Thinking about what lawyers do (Elgar, 2013)

ISBN:
0857933779
ISBN 13:
978-0857933775
Published Feb 2013

Hepple and Matthews, Tort: Cases and Materials (with Martin Matthews, Colm O'Cinneide Jonathan Morgan and Bob Hepple) (OUP, 2008) 6th Edition

Co-Author/s:
Martin Matthews, Colm O'Cinneide Jonathan Morgan and Bob Hepple
ISBN 13:
978-0-19-920384-0
Published Oct 2008

Textbook on Tort (Butterworths, 1995)

Published May 1995

Articles

"The Place of Tort Law in the Public Transport System: The Case of the British Railway " Journal of European Tort Law 9(2):191-225

Citation:
Journal of European Tort Law 9(2):191-225
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.1515/jetl-2018-0110
Published: Sep 2018

"H.L.A. Hart's secondary rules: what do ‘officials’ really think? " International Journal of Law in Context 1-26 24 Apr 2017

Co-Author/s:
Shona Wilson Stark
Citation:
International Journal of Law in Context 1-26 24 Apr 2017
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.1017/S1744552317000192
Published: Apr 2017

"Libel: Its Purpose and Reform" [2011] Modern Law Review 845-877

Citation:
[2011] Modern Law Review 845-877
Published: Nov 2011

"The Backbench Business Committee of the House of Commons" [2011] Public Law 490-98

Citation:
[2011] Public Law 490-98
Published: Oct 2011

"The Costs of Libel Actions: A Sceptical Note" [2011] Cambridge Law Journal 397-419

Citation:
[2011] Cambridge Law Journal 397-419
Published: Mar 2011

"The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008’" (2008) 8 Archbold News 6-10

Citation:
(2008) 8 Archbold News 6-10
Published: Sep 2008

"Many Duties of Care - Or A Duty of Care?" Notes from the Underground Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Volume 26, Number 3, 2006 , pp. 449-472

Citation:
Notes from the Underground Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Volume 26, Number 3, 2006 , pp. 449-472
Published: Nov 2006

"Against Lumley v Gye" (2005) 68(2) Modern Law Review 195-232

Citation:
(2005) 68(2) Modern Law Review 195-232
Published: Mar 2005

"Poisoned Wells: "Proximity" and "Assumption of Responsibility" in Negligence. Sutradhar v NERC" [2005] Cambridge Law Journal 23-26

Citation:
[2005] Cambridge Law Journal 23-26
Published: Mar 2005

"Civil Liability for GM Farming: GM crops and the existing law" (2004) 12(5) Environmental Liability 185

Citation:
(2004) 12(5) Environmental Liability 185
Published: Dec 2004

"Public Authority Non-Liability: Spinning out of Control?" [2004] CLJ 542

Citation:
[2004] CLJ 542
Published: Nov 2004

"Civil Liability for GM Farming: unanswered questions" (2004) 12(4) Environmental Liability 137

Citation:
(2004) 12(4) Environmental Liability 137
Published: Aug 2004

"Nuisance and the House of Lords: Squaring the Triangle" [2004] Journal of Environmental Law 233

Citation:
[2004] Journal of Environmental Law 233
Published: Jun 2004

"The House of Lords and the Animals Act: Closing the Stable Door" [2003] CLJ 548-551

Citation:
[2003] CLJ 548-551
Published: Nov 2003

"Is Law A Humanity (Or is it more like Engineering?)" (2003) 3(1) Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 7-26

Citation:
(2003) 3(1) Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 7-26
Published: Oct 2003

"Confidence, Data Protection and the Supermodel" [2003] C.L.J. 17

Citation:
[2003] C.L.J. 17
Published: Mar 2003

"Privacy, Confidentiality and the Cult of Celebrity" [2002] CLJ 264-268

Citation:
[2002] CLJ 264-268
Published: Jun 2002

"Muddying the Waters: Tort Law and the Environment" [2002] Washburn Law Journal 469-513

Citation:
[2002] Washburn Law Journal 469-513
Published: Jun 2002

"Three Forms of Responsibility: On the Relationship Between Tort Law and the Welfare State" [2001] CLJ 553-580

Citation:
[2001] CLJ 553-580
Published: Nov 2001

"On the Question 'What is Law?' (2000) 6(3) Res Publica 259" (2000) 6(3) Res Publica 259

Citation:
(2000) 6(3) Res Publica 259
Published: Nov 2000

"Complexity Strikes Back: Valuation in the House of Lords" (2000) 8 Tort Law Rev 85

Citation:
(2000) 8 Tort Law Rev 85
Published: Jun 2000

"Towards a Guilt-Free Society" Times Literary Supplement 5 June 1998, pp. 11-12

Citation:
Times Literary Supplement 5 June 1998, pp. 11-12
Published: Jun 1998

"My Brother's Keeper: Liability for the acts of third parties" [1994] Legal Studies 88

Citation:
[1994] Legal Studies 88
Published: Mar 1994

"Negligence after Murphy: Time to rethink" [1991] CLJ 58-99

Citation:
[1991] CLJ 58-99
Published: Mar 1991

"The Autonomy of Labour Law: A reply to Professor Wedderburn" 17 Industrial L.J. 11 (1988)

Citation:
17 Industrial L.J. 11 (1988)
Published: Oct 1988

"O Madness of Discourse: Causation and the Law" 96 Yale L.J. 1389-1424 (1987)

Citation:
96 Yale L.J. 1389-1424 (1987)
Published: Oct 1987

"Neutral Principles for Employers" [1987] CLJ 227

Citation:
[1987] CLJ 227
Published: Jul 1987

"Frustration for Labour Lawyers" [1987] CLJ 47

Citation:
[1987] CLJ 47
Published: Mar 1987

"Church and State in Employment Law" [1986] Cambridge L.J. 404

Citation:
[1986] Cambridge L.J. 404
Published: Jun 1986

"Bristow v. City Petroleum; Sealand v. Barratt" [1986] Industrial L.J. 190

Citation:
[1986] Industrial L.J. 190
Published: Mar 1986

"The Truck Act 1896 - Last Rites" [1986] CLJ 30

Citation:
[1986] CLJ 30
Published: Mar 1986

"A History of British Regional Policy in the 1970s" 2 Yale & Policy Rev. (1984) 215-255

Citation:
2 Yale & Policy Rev. (1984) 215-255
Published: Mar 1984

"More concern for cause" 4 Legal Studies 131 (1984)

Co-Author/s:
J.D. Fraser
Citation:
4 Legal Studies 131 (1984)
Published: Mar 1984

Book Chapters

"Lawyers and the Rule of Law" (with ,,), Handbook on the Rule of Law (Elgar, 2018)

ISBN 13:
978 1 78643 243 8
Published Aug 2018

"Does Law Wear Out?" (with ,,), Engineering a Better Future Interplay between Engineering, Social Sciences and Innovation (Springer, 2018)

Publisher:
ISBN 13:
9783319911335
Published Aug 2018

"Of Power Cables and Bridges: Individual Rights and Retrospectivity in Miller and Beyond " (with ,,), The UK Constitution After Miller Brexit and Beyond. (Hart, 2018)

" Socio-economic analysis of the EU Common approach on liability rules and insurance related to connected and autonomous vehicles " (with C. Rohr, F. Dunkerley), A Common EU Approach to Liability Rules and Insurance for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles European Added Value Assessment Accompanying the European Parliament's Legislative Own-initiative Report (European Parliament, 2018)

Publisher:
ISBN 13:
9789284625505
Published Mar 2018

"Is the Lex Parliamentaria Really Law? The House of Commons as a Legal System" (with None ), Essays on the History of Parliamentary Procedure (Hart, 2017), pp. 311-322

Publisher:
Pages:
311-322
ISBN 13:
978-1-5099-0020-6
Published Dec 2017

"Removing precariousness: a conceptual note" (with None), Approches franco-britanniques de la précarité (LGDJ, 2016), pp. 161-169

Publisher:
Pages:
161-169
ISBN 13:
9791990426580
Co-Author/s:
Céline Lageot and Nathalie Martin-Papineau
Published Sep 2016

"The Politics of Public Law", Cambridge Companion to Public Law (Cambridge University Press, 2015), pp. 37-55

Pages:
37-55
ISBN 13:
978-1107655096
Co-Author/s:
David Feldman and Mark Elliott
Published Sep 2015

"Lawyers in the House of Commons" (with David Feldman), Law in Politics, Politics in Law (Hart, 2013), pp. 41-64

Publisher:
Pages:
41-64
ISBN 13:
9781849464734
Co-Author/s:
David Feldman
Published Dec 2013

"The House of Lords: Central Policy Issues" (with A. Fitzpatrick), The End of the Peer Show? (Constitution Society, 2011), pp. 99-108

Pages:
99-108
Co-Author/s:
A. Fitzpatrick
Published Jun 2011

"Intentional Torts" (with C. Sappideen and P. Vines), Fleming's Law of Torts (Thomson-Reuters, 2011), pp. 23-48

Publisher:
Pages:
23-48
ISBN 13:
978-0455218274
Co-Author/s:
C. Sappideen and P. Vines
Published Apr 2011

"Defences to the Intentional Torts" (with C. Sappideen and P. Vines), Fleming's Law of Torts (Thomson-Reuters, 2011), pp. 87-115

Publisher:
Pages:
87-115
ISBN 13:
978-0455218274
Co-Author/s:
C. Sappideen and P. Vines
Published Apr 2011

"The General Conditions of Unlawfulness" (with A. Hartkamp, M. Hesselink, E. Hondius, C.Mak and C.E. du Perron), Towards a European Civil Code 4th edition (revised and expanded) (Wolters Kluwer/ Ars Aequi Libri, Alphen aan den Rijn, 2010), pp. 845-885

Pages:
845-885
ISBN 13:
978-9041133571
Co-Author/s:
A. Hartkamp, M. Hesselink, E. Hondius, C.Mak and C.E. du Perron
Published Dec 2010

"What is Social Liberalism?" (with D. Brack, R. Grayson and D. Howarth), Reinventing the State (Politico's, London, 2007)

Co-Author/s:
D. Brack, R. Grayson and D. Howarth
Published Sep 2007

"The Duty of Care" (with K Oliphant et al), Law of Tort (Butterworths Common Law Series) (Butterworths, 2007)

Co-Author/s:
K Oliphant et al
Published Jul 2007

"'Economic Concepts: Markets and Prosperity', 'Economic Concepts: Welfare State', Rationality', 'Hobhouse', 'Rawls', and 'Weber'" (with D Brack and E Randall), Dictionary of Liberal Thought (Politico's Publishing Ltd, 2007)

Co-Author/s:
D Brack and E Randall
Published Feb 2007

"Energy: A sustainable non-nuclear future" (with D. Astle et al), Britain after Blair (Profile Books Ltd, 2006)

Publisher:
Co-Author/s:
D. Astle et al
Published Sep 2006

"The General Conditions of Unlawfulness" (with A Hartkamp et al), Towards a European Civil Code (Kluwer, The Hague, 2004)

Co-Author/s:
A Hartkamp et al
Published Jul 2004

"Restitution for Torts and Miscellaneous Other Wrongs" (with S Hedley and M Halliwell), The Law of Restitution (Butterworths Common Law Series, 2002) (Butterworths, 2002), pp. 231-272

Pages:
231-272
Co-Author/s:
S Hedley and M Halliwell
Published Aug 2002

"Profits from Breach of Contract" (with S Hedley and M Halliwell), The Law of Restitution (Butterworths Common Law Series, 2002) (Butterworths, 2002), pp. 207-230

Pages:
207-230
Co-Author/s:
S Hedley and M Halliwell
Published Aug 2002

"General Defences" (with A Grubb), The Law of Tort (Butterworths Common Law Series, 2001) (Butterworths, 2001), pp. 145-185

Pages:
145-185
Co-Author/s:
A Grubb
Published Jun 2001

"The Duty of Care" (with A Grubb), The Law of Tort (Butterworths Common Law Series, 2001) (Butterworths, 2001), pp. 503-587

Pages:
503-587
Co-Author/s:
A Grubb
Published Jun 2001

"The General Conditions of Unlawfulness" (with Hartkamp, Heeselink, Hondius et al), Towards a European Civil Code II (Kluwer Law International, 1998), pp. 397-431

Pages:
397-431
Co-Author/s:
Hartkamp, Heeselink, Hondius et al
Published Aug 1998

"Is there a future for the intentional torts?" (with P Birks), The Classification of Obligations (OUP, 1997), pp. 233-282

Pages:
233-282
Co-Author/s:
P Birks
Published Jun 1997

"Economic Loss in England: The search for coherence" (with E Banakas), Civil Liability for Pure Economic Loss (Kluwer, 1996), pp. 27-54

Pages:
27-54
Co-Author/s:
E Banakas
Published Jun 1996

"Making Sense Out of Nonsense" (with Gross and Harrison), Jurisprudence: Cambridge Essays (OUP, 1992)

Co-Author/s:
Gross and Harrison
Published Jun 1992

Book Reviews

Bowing and Scraping: How the law favours the Royal Family Times Literary Supplement 30 June 2017

Published Jun 2017

A Coalition is Born [2011] Journal of Liberal History 40-45

Published Jun 2011

In the Theatre State Times Literary Supplement 11 March 2011, p 23

Published Mar 2011

Case Notes

Fear and Loathing in Dorset: No public authority duty to protect? (2018) 77(2) CLJ 248-251

DOI:
10.1017/S000819731800048X
Published: Jul 2018

Noise and Nuisance (2014) 73(2) CLJ 247-250

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S000819731400066X
Published: Jul 2014

Reports

The Jackson Review: Lessons and Consequences

Body / Institution:
in K. Oliphant et al. On a slippery slope (Working Group on Civil Justice, 2011),
Published: Feb 2011