Landmark Cases in the Law of Punitive Damages

James Goudkamp is Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford, UK.Eleni Katsampouka is Lecturer in Law at King's College London, UK.

• 1. Huckle v Money (1763): Exemplary Damages and Liberty of the SubjectTT Arvind (University of York, UK) and Jenny Steele (University of York, UK)2. Wilkes v Wood (1763): General Warrants and Punitive Damages David Ibbetson (University of Cambridge, UK)3. Bell v Midland Railway Co (1861): The Curious Case of Disputing Directors Emily Gordon (University College London, UK)4. Rookes v Barnard (1964): 'Going off the Lines'Iain Field (University of Queensland, Australia)5. Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (1972): Maritime, Generational and Judicial ClashesJames Goudkamp (University of Oxford, UK)6. Lamb v Cotogno (1987): Insured PunishmentKit Barker (University of Queensland, Australia)7. German Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 4 June 1992, Case IX ZR 149/91 (BGHZ 118, 312): German Law’s Dilemma with Punitive DamagesJohannes Ungerer (University of Oxford, UK)8. John v MGN Ltd (1995): Enclosing the Jury Paddock?Mark Lunney (King’s College London, UK)9. Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998): Does the Criminal Punishment of the Defendant Bar Exemplary Damages? Questions Answered and UnansweredFelicity Maher (University of Western Australia, Australia)10. Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary (2001): A Milestone in the Expansion of Punitive DamagesEleni Katsampouka (King's College London, UK)11. Whiten v Pilot Insurance Co (2002): How Can Something So Wrong Feel So Right?Zoë Sinel (University of Western Ontario, Canada)12. Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd (2003): Equity, Penalties, Controversy and CostsMark Leeming (University of Sydney, Australia)13. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co v Campbell (2003): The Misguided Legacy of ProportionalityCatherine M Sharkey (New York University, USA)14. Mathias v Accor Economy Lodging, Inc (2003): Judge Richard A Posner’s Message and Method on Punitive DamagesEllen M Bublick (University of Arizona, USA)15. Couch v Attorney-General (No 2) (2010): The Susan Couch LitigationStephen Todd (University of Canterbury, UK)15. Schlenzka & Langhorne v Fountaine Pajot (2010): The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Awards in FranceSolène Rowan (King’s College London, UK)17. PH Hydraulics & Engineering Pte Ltd v Airtrust (Hong Kong) Ltd (2017): Orthodoxy RulesPey Woan Lee (Singapore Management University, Singapore)