The analysis of the subject matter contained in this book is refreshingly lucid and is in many respects distinctive. Not only does it cover topics of general interest to scholars of private law, but it deals in depth with claims and liabilities in particular fields, as well as the relationship between claims and remedies in private law and in specific areas of property law. Its approach to property in private law is both interesting and provocative, and its discussion of the discrete topics of trusts, fiduciary relationships, tracing, restitution, etc, is a useful addition to the debate currently aimed at exposing some of the difficulties and misunderstandings surrounding these issues. All in all this is a readable, accessible and valuable addition to the libraries of both private/ property lawyers and private/ property law theorists.

Valerie Humphreys, Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 2008

Its object is to investigate the structure of private law and to illuminate some of the more important general principles and important doctrines of private law. There is abundant evidence that the work has achieved this objective.

Anthony Lo Surdo, Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin Vol 23, No 5, Oct 2007