The Duty to Account, 9781760020668
Hardcover
Uncover the 800-year history defining who must answer for their actions.

The Duty to Account

Development and Principles

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  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    27 September 2016

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Summary

This book investigates the history of the modern doctrine of account, and by that history, seeks to identify some of the principles and premises which help explain the application of, and which underlie, the action today. The common law account, and its successor in equity, is over 800 years old. There does not appear to have been any work devoted to an examination of that history published in that time. The focus on the book is on the question ‘who is an accountable party’? The area of law f…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760020668
ISBN-10:1760020664
Author:J.A. Watson
Publisher:Federation Press
Imprint:Federation Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:27 September 2016
Weight:572g
Dimensions:20mm x 297mm x 313mm
Series:Holt Prize
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Critics Review

The book demonstrates that the remedy of an account is manifestly under-utilised. … there can be no doubt as to the extremely high level of learning and scholarship which underlies the discussion of the historical development of the principles in question. … This is another exceptional work from The Federation Press which surely must now be considered as Australia’s leading legal publisher. It constantly publishes work of the highest quality and standard which leads and develops the law. This work is no exception. Read full review… - Queensland Law Reporter - 14 October 2016 - [2016] 40 QLR

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