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The 3rd Edition of Bailment:

• Analyses a vast range of transactions, covering not only those bailments that are negotiated on a commercial basis but also those that occur without the consent of the owner and those that carry no formal remuneration
• Shows the impact of bailment on other fields of civil obligation
• Explores the relation between bailment and possession at large
• Captures and interprets all the latest developments covering areas including bailment and limitation periods, insurance, intangible property, the human body and animals as well as transmissible leases of chattels
• Provides guidance on litigation and pleading, offering a new chapter on practice and procedure, with expert guidance on the pleading of bailment claims and the machinery of court documents
• Covers the common law jurisdictions
• Includes commentary on a wealth of case law
• Frequently cited in court

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Contents :-
Chapter 1    :    The Nature and Elements of Bailment
Chapter 2    :    Identifying the Bailor
Chapter 3    :    Classifications and Distinctions
Chapter 4    :    Bailment and Possessory Title
Chapter 5    :    Possession and Permission
Chapter 6    :    Possession and Knowledge
Chapter 7    :    Service, Agency and Possession
Chapter 8    :    Bailment, Mixtures and Fixtures
Chapter 9    :    Gratuitous Bailments and Bailments for Reward
Chapter 10  :    Depositum, or Gratuitous Safekeeping
Chapter 11  :    Mandatum, or Gratuitous work and Labour
Chapter 12  :    Commodatum, or Gratuitous Loan
Chapter 13  :    Involuntary Bailment
Chapter 14  :    Hire of Custody
Chapter 15  :    Hire of Work and Labour
Chapter 16  :    Carriage: General Principles
Chapter 17  :    Road Carriage
Chapter 18  :    Rail Carriage
Chapter 19  :    Carriage by Air
Chapter 20  :    Bailment and Shipping Contracts
Chapter 21  :    Hire of Chattels
Chapter 22  :    Pledge
Chapter 23  :    Extended and Constructive Bailments: Sub-Bailment, Substitutional Bailment, Quasi-Bailment
Chapter 24  :    Transmissable Leases of Chattels
Chapter 25  :    Bailment by Attornment
Chapter 26  :    Finders and Other Unrequested Keepers
Chapter 27  :    The Common Callings
Chapter 28  :    Boarding House Keepers
Chapter 29  :    Bailment and the Human Body: Human Remains, Human Tissue and Human Products
Chapter 30  :    Intangible Property
Chapter 31  :    Bailment of Animals
Chapter 32  :    Bailment and Equity
Chapter 33  :    Bailment and Restitution
Chapter 34  :    Bailment and Taxation
Chapter 35  :    Bailment, Crime and The Proceeds of Crime
Chapter 36  :    Bailments and Third Parties
Chapter 37  :    Bailment and Damages
Chapter 38  :    Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Terms
Chapter 39  :    Bailment and Insurance
Chapter 40  :    The Application of Statutes of Limitation to Actions in Bailment
Chapter 41  :    Insolvency and Possessory Security
Chapter 42  :    Bailment in the Conflict of Laws
Chapter 43  :    Practice and Procedure in Bailment Claims
Appendix 1    –    RES IPSA Loquitor and the Burden of Proof in Bailment
Appendix 2    –    The Common Terms as to Safety and Fitness for Use Under Contracts for the Hire of Goods
Appendix 3    –    Extract from: The Treasure Act 1996: Code of Practice (Revised)
Appendix 4    –    Bailment and Covenants with Chattels
Appendix 5    –    New Cases
Table of Cases
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Author Details :
Noorman Palmer CBE
MS, BCL (Oxon.), Hon Dr Juris (Geneva), FSA,
of Gray’s Inn, Barrister
Chair of the Treausre Valuation Committee
Visiting Professor of Law at King’s College London
Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Tasmania
Emeritus Professor of the Law of Art and Cultural Property at UCL