Public Officials and Public Authorities in Private Law

Dates

4 March 2026

Location

Wadham College

Summary

This event is co-organised by the Wadham Law and Justice Research Hub and Oxford Obligations Discussion Group.

Arthur Ripstein (Toronto) will present on misfeasance in public office;and Donal Nolan (Oxford) on the relationship between public law and tort law; and Sandy Steel (Oxford) on abuse of authority as a distinctive wrong.