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The Snail and the Ginger Beer
Matthew Chapman
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Description for The Snail and the Ginger Beer
hardcover. Tells the story of the remarkable case of Donoghue v Stevenson which represents, perhaps, the greatest contribution made by English and Scottish lawyers to the development of the common law. This title provides biographical sketches of the protagonists and of the great lawyers who were involved in the case. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJG; LAZ; LNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
On an August evening in 1928 May Donoghue entered a café in Paisley. The circumstances of her visit made legal history. A ginger beer was ordered for Mrs Donoghue who famously complained that, to her surprise and shock, a decomposed snail had tumbled from the bottle into her glass. Mrs Donoghue sued for the nervous shock she claimed to have suffered as a result. The question whether she had a case in law against the manufacturer of the ginger beer was argued as far as the House of Lords. It is hard to overstate the importance of the decision in ... Read more
On an August evening in 1928 May Donoghue entered a café in Paisley. The circumstances of her visit made legal history. A ginger beer was ordered for Mrs Donoghue who famously complained that, to her surprise and shock, a decomposed snail had tumbled from the bottle into her glass. Mrs Donoghue sued for the nervous shock she claimed to have suffered as a result. The question whether she had a case in law against the manufacturer of the ginger beer was argued as far as the House of Lords. It is hard to overstate the importance of the decision in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780854900497
SKU
V9780854900497
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About Matthew Chapman
Matthew Chapman lives and works as a barrister in London. His principal areas of practice comprise personal injury and claims with a private international law element. He is the author of Fraudulent Claims: Deceit, Insurance and Practice (2007) and The Fast Track and Personal Injury Claims (1999), and has contributed numerous articles to a range of journals and periodicals.
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