Informal Carers and Private Law
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Informal Carers and Private Law

  1. 290 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Informal Carers and Private Law

About this book

Every day, large numbers of altruistic individuals, in the absence of any legal duty, provide substantial and essential services for elderly and disabled people. In doing so, many such informal carers suffer financial and other disadvantages. This book considers the scope for a "private law" approach to rewarding, supporting or compensating carers, an increasingly vital topic in the context of an ageing population and the need for savings in public expenditure. Adopting a comparative approach, the book explores the recognition of the informal carer and his or her relationship with the care recipient within diverse fields of private law, from unjust enrichment to succession. Aspects of the analysis include the importance of a promise of a reward from the care recipient and the appropriate measure of any remedy. In considering the potential for expansion of a "private law" approach for carers, the book addresses the fundamental and controversial question of the price of altruism. Winner of the University of Cambridge's Yorke Prize 2014

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Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781849462815
eBook ISBN
9781782250463
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Family Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Prelims
  3. Preface
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Table of Cases
  6. Table of Legislation
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. Property Law Claims: Proprietary Estoppel and Constructive Trusts
  9. 3. Statutory Enforcement of Testamentary Promises
  10. 4. Unjust Enrichment
  11. 5. Family Provision
  12. 6. Inter Vivos Provision on the Breakdown of Caring Relationships
  13. 7. Undue Influence
  14. 8. Conclusion
  15. Index