This chapter advances a simple thesis that runs counter to much public-law scholarship. Holding all else constant, the … easier, or cheaper, such rulings are to obtain, the less durable the resulting precedent. Most public-law scholarship … durable status. The analysis holds important implications for several notable bodies of law, including the historical status …

Economic analysis of law is an important field of study for the courts. This is because court decisions affect the use … analysis by the courts. The article first discusses the scope for economics in judicial decisions in different areas of law. It … then presents a number of examples of cases in contract, tort and constitutional and administrative law where empirical …

research establishes that the common law of negligence has been evolving toward the imposition of greater personal … substantial level of protection for public authority defendants at common law, challenging the assumptions that underpinned the … corroborates previous work of Australian tort law scholars and contradicts the claims made by policymakers at the start of the 21st …