Disgorgement of Profits
Gain-Based Remedies throughout the World
Editors: Hondius, Ewoud, Janssen, Andre (Eds.)
- 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
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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.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Disgorgement of Profits
- Book Subtitle
- Gain-Based Remedies throughout the World
- Editors
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- Ewoud Hondius
- Andre Janssen
- Series Title
- Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law
- Series Volume
- 8
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-18759-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-18759-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-18758-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37300-3
- Series ISSN
- 2214-6881
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 507
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 1 b/w illustrations
- Topics
