Overview
- Is the first comparative book on disgorgement of profits
- Establishes the notion of disgorgement of profits as a keyword in the discourse of private law
- Presents a concise analysis of the law of 24 jurisdictions
- Explores the problem of disgorgement damages, as well as the remedies and sources
Part of the book series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law (GSCL, volume 8)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Original Questionnaire
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Front Matter
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French Legal Systems
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Front Matter
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Nordic Legal Systems
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Front Matter
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Keywords
- Benevolent intervention
- British case of Blake v Attorney General, [2001] 1 AC 268
- Civil law jurisdictions
- Convergence of jurisprudential and legislative models
- Convergence of theoretical models
- Discourse of private law
- Disgorgement damages
- Disgorgement of profits
- Infringement of intellectual property rights
- Perpetrators of the illegal conduct
- Restitution of profits illegitimately achieved
- Unjust enrichment
About this book
Disgorgement of profits is not exactly a household word in private law. Particularly in civil law jurisdictions – as opposed to those of the common law – the notion is not well known. What does it stand for? It is best illustrated by examples. One of the best known being the British case of Blake v Attorney General, [2001] 1 AC 268. In which a double spy had been imprisoned by the UK government before escaping and settling in the former Soviet Union. While there wrote a book on his experiences, upon which the UK government claimed the proceeds of the book. The House of Lords, as it then was, allowed the claim on the basis of Blake’s breach of his employment contract. Other examples are the infringement of intellectual property rights, where the damages of the owner are limited, but the profits of the wrongdoer immense. In such cases, the question arises whether the infringing party should be disgorged of his profits.
This volume aims at establishing the notion of disgorgement of profits as a keyword in the discourse of private law. It does not purport to answer the question whether or not such damages should or should not be awarded. It does however aim to contribute to the discussion, the arguments in favour and against, and the organisation of the various actions.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Disgorgement of Profits
Book Subtitle: Gain-Based Remedies throughout the World
Editors: Ewoud Hondius, André Janssen
Series Title: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18759-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18758-7Published: 24 August 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37300-3Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18759-4Published: 12 August 2015
Series ISSN: 2214-6881
Series E-ISSN: 2214-689X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 507
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, Ethics, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History