Damages for Breach of Contract
Authored by Professor Katy Barnett, Damages for Breach of Contract was launched by Justice Michelle Gordon AC (High Court of Australia) on 8 December 2022.
Damages for Breach of Contract is the second edition in the ‘Contract Law’ book series, providing authoritative and practical guidance on the nature, extent and limitations of damages individuals and companies can claim in the event of breach of contract.
The book deals primarily with English law, but also considers other jurisdictions (such as Australia and Singapore) when relevant. Clearly setting out what the law is, this new title is written with practitioners in mind. It will also be of real value to students and academics as it considers some of the theoretical debates surrounding this topic. The book is divided into sections considering the consequences of breach of contract, principles which govern attribution of responsibility, and limitation and exclusion of liability.
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About the Speaker
Katy Barnett first joined the Melbourne Law School in 2006 as a sessional lecturer and was appointed permanently in 2010. Katy has published widely on Remedies Law and other related aspects of private law, including on disgorgement of profit, the calculation of damages at common law and in statute, the law on penalties, and proprietary remedies for breach of fiduciary duty. She also has interests in comparative law, animal law, behavioural economics and legal history. Her PhD was published in 2012 by Hart Publishing as a monograph entitled 'Accounting for Profit for Breach of Contract: Theory and Practice' and it has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada. She has also written Remedies in Australian Private Law (CUP, 2018) with Dr Sirko Harder, now in its second edition.