Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

Part 1 General

Definition and Scope

Classifications and Distinctions

Possession and Permission (Bailments and Licences)

Possession and Knowledge

Service Agency and Possession

Gratuitous Bailment and Bailment for Reward

Part 2 Specific Bailments

Depositum or Gratuitous Custody

Mandatum or Gratuitous Work and Labour

Commodatum or Gratuitous Loan

Involuntary Bailment

Locatio Custodiae, the Safekeeping of Goods for Reward

Locatio Operis Faciendi, Work and Labour for Reward

Carriage of Goods by Road and General Carriage

Locatio Rei, the Hire of Goods

Constructive Bailment

Bailment by Attornment

Pledge

Finders and Other Unrequested Keepers

Innkeepers

Boarding House Keepers

Part 3 Claims and Remedies

Common Law Remedies of Bailor and Bailee

Bailments and Third Parties

Insurance

Fixtures, Mixtures and Tracing

Damages and Restitution

Equitable Remedies

Limitation Periods

Exclusion Clauses

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

A detailed guide to the problems of bailment that commonly arise in practice. It examines the nature of bailment as it relates to other facets of the law of obligations such as the law of sale of goods, contract and tort.

The only extended contemporary treatment of the subject, it is an invaluable resource for commercial lawyers, courts and other judicial tribunals.