Percy Henry Winfield
Sir Percy Henry Winfield was Rouse Ball Professor of English Law between 1928 and 1943. He was born at Stoke Ferry in Norfolk. He died at his home at 13 Cranmer Road in Cambridge. He was married to Lady Helena Winfield, née Scruby. He was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge.
Works
He was the author of- The History of Conspiracy and Abuse of Legal Procedure. 1921.
- The Present Law of Abuse of Legal Procedure. 1921.
- The Chief Sources of English Legal History. 1925.
- The Principles of International Law. By T J Lawrence. 7th Ed: 1923. Reprinted 1930, 1931.
- A Handbook of Public International Law. By T J Lawrence. 10th Ed: 1925. Reprinted 1927, 1930.
- The Province of the Law of Tort. 1931..
- A Text-Book of the Law of Tort. 1937. 2nd Ed: 1943. 3rd Ed: 1946. 4th Ed: 1948. 5th Ed: 1950. This book was subsequently edited by others and published under the title Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort.
- Cases on the Law of Tort. 1938. 2nd Ed: 1941. 3rd Ed: 1945. 4th Ed: 1948.
- Restatement of the Law of Torts, Volume III. Contemporary Law Pamphlets, Series 1, Number 23. 1939.
- Restatement of the Law of Torts, Volume IV. Contemporary Law Pamphlets, Series 1, Number 31. 1941.
- The Foundations & the Future of International Law. 1941. Sometimes cited as "The Foundations and the Future of International Law". This book is number 8 in the Current Problems series.
- The Principles of Contract. 11th Ed: 1942. Pollock's Principles of Contract. 12th Ed: 1946. 13th Ed: 1950.
- Jenks' English Civil Law. 4th Ed: 1947. Some reviewers call Winfield the editor in chief.
- The Law of Quasi-Contracts. 1952. This monograph has been described as "excellent".
- Select Legal Essays. 1952.