Commentary and Cases on Personal Property Law (Hardback)

Publisher: LexisNexis Singapore

Combining unique practical experience with a sophisticated historical and theoretical framework, this impressive work offers a new comprehensive basis for the study of personal property law.

This thoughtful book offers an up-to-date, clear and comprehensive review of the materials on personal property law, with a specific focus on the rights of personal property and their protection. In this wide-ranging study, the author has laid the groundwork of the different perspectives on the important aspects of personal property law, concisely explaining the different theoretical foundations. At the same time, the surveys are crafted such that they are rendered accessible to those who want an introduction to the most critical issues in personal property law. The author has affected a very extensive analysis of the issues and debates related to personal property, providing a full summary with detailed references and bibliography for those who wish to pursue the cutting-edge issues and intellectual controversies. It's a commendable, rich and accessible work.

Among the topics covered are transfer of title to legal choses in possession, assignment of legal choses in action, assignment of equitable interests, defective transfers, protection of property rights, bailment and attornment, possessory security interests, non-possessory security interests and priority disputes.

This unique and timely book is as thoughtful as it is thorough. It is a welcome and invaluable desktop companion and an autonomous resource for scholars, teachers and lawyers.