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Harlow [u.a.]
Longman
2001
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| Edition: | 3. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Physical Description: | XXIV, 312 S. |
| ISBN: | 0582438128 |
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II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS URN
PREFACE ZX
TABLE OF CASES XI
TABLE OF STATUTES XXI
TABLE OF STATUTORY
INSTRUMENTS XXIII
TABLE OF EC LEGISLATION XXIV
INTRODUCTION 1
WHY DO WE NEED CONTRACT LAW? 1
THE ORIGINS OF CONTRACT LAW 2
FREEDOM OF CONTRACT 4
CONTRACT AND FAIRNESS 4
THE OBJECTIVE APPROACH 5
1 MAKING A CONTRACT 7
UNILATERAL AND BILATERAL
CONTRACTS 7
OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE 8
OFFER 8
INVITATIONS TO TREAT 9
HOW LONG DOES AN OFFER LAST? 12
ACCEPTANCE 17
ACCEPTANCE MUST BE
COMMUNICATED 21
EXCEPTIONS TO THE
COMMUNICATION RULE 22
IGNORANCE OF THE OFFER 26
CROSS OFFERS 27
TENDERS, AUCTIONS AND THE SALE
OF LAND 28
HOW IMPORTANT ARE OFFER AND
ACCEPTANCE? 33
PROBLEMS WITH OFFER AND
ACCEPTANCE 34
CERTAINTY 36
PROVISION FOR CLARIFICATION 36
TERMS IMPLIED BY STATUTE 37
PREVIOUS COURSE OF DEALING 37
REASONABLENESS 38
CUSTOM 38
THE OFFICIOUS BYSTANDER 38
REMOVING MINOR UNCERTAIN
TERMS 38
INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL
RELATIONS 39
SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC
AGREEMENTS 39
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS 41
HOW IMPORTANT IS INTENTION TO
CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS? 44
CAPACITY 45
MINORS 45
MENTAL INCAPACITY 50
CORPORATIONS 51
FORMALITIES 52
CONTRACTS WHICH MUST BE MADE
BY DEED 53
CONTRACTS WHICH MUST BE IN
WRITING 53
CONTRACTS WHICH MUST BE
EVIDENCED IN WRITING 53
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 54
VI CONTENTS
| 2 CONSIDERATION 57
WHAT IS CONSIDERATION? 57
PERFORMANCE OF AN EXISTING
DUTY 63
WAIVER AND PROMISSORY
ESTOPPEL 70
AGREEMENT BY DEED 75
CONSIDERATION AND CONDITIONAL
GIFTS 76
PROBLEMS WITH CONSIDERATION 76
THE FUTURE OF CONSIDERATION 78
REFORM 79
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 80
) 3 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT 83
EXPRESS TERMS 83
ORAL STATEMENTS 83
WRITTEN TERMS 87
COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS 89
CONSTRUCTION OF EXPRESS
TERMS 90
IMPLIED TERMS 92
TERMS IMPLIED IN FACT 92
TERMS IMPLIED IN LAW 96
TERMS IMPLIED BY CUSTOM 97
TERMS IMPLIED BY TRADE USAGE 97
THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
OF CONTRACTUAL TERMS 97
CONDITIONS 98
WARRANTIES 99
INNOMINATE TERMS 99
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 102
| 4 UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS 105
EXEMPTION CLAUSES 105
COMMON LAW CONTROLS 106
STATUTORY CONTROLS 114
UNFAIR TERMS 120
UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER
CONTRACTS REGULATIONS
1999 121
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE 1999
REGULATIONS AND UCTA 125
OTHER LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS 126
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 126
| 5 MISREPRESENTATION 130
VITIATING FACTORS 130
WHAT IS A MISREPRESENTATION? 130
TYPES OF MISREPRESENTATION 135
REMEDIES FOR
MISREPRESENTATION 139
MISREPRESENTATION AND TERMS 145
EXEMPTION CLAUSES AND
MISREPRESENTATION 145
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 145
| 6 MISTAKE 148
GENERAL PRINCIPLES 148
COMMON MISTAKE 151
CROSS-PURPOSES MISTAKE 155
MISTAKES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS 159
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 161
| 7 ILLEGALITY 163
INTRODUCTION 163
VIOLATION OF LEGAL RULES AND
PUBLIC POLICY 164
THE CONTRACT IS AGAINST PUBLIC
POLICY 168
THE EFFECT OF AN ILLEGAL
CONTRACT 171
CRITICISM 175
REFORM 176
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 7 77
) 8 DURESS AND UNDUE
INFLUENCE 178
DURESS 178
UNDUE INFLUENCE 181
INEQUALITY OF BARGAINING POWER 190
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 191
CONTENTS VII
| 9 THIRD PARTIES 194
THE PRIVITY RULE 194
REFORM 194
CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS CONFERRED ON
THIRD PARTIES 195
STATUTORY RIGHTS 196
COMMON LAW EXCEPTIONS 199
EXCEPTIONS IN EQUITY 207
ARGUMENTS FOR THE PRIVITY
RULE 207
ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE PRIVITY
RULE 210
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 212
PERFORMANCE 214
MITIGATION OF THE ENTIRE
PERFORMANCE RULE 275
VICARIOUS PERFORMANCE 218
FRUSTRATION 279
WHAT WILL AMOUNT TO
FRUSTRATION? 219
TIME OF FRUSTRATING EVENT 222
LIMITS TO FRUSTRATION 223
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF
FRUSTRATION 224
THE THEORY OF FRUSTRATION 227
BREACH 228
LAWFUL EXCUSE 230
EFFECT OF BREACH 230
CHOICE TO AFFIRM OR
DISCHARGE 232
AGREEMENT 234
CONSIDERATION 234
FORMALITIES 234
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 236
| 11 REMEDIES 238
COMMON LAW REMEDIES 238
DAMAGES 238
ACTION FOR AN AGREED SUM 250
QUANTUM MERUIT 251
RESTITUTION 252
EQUITABLE REMEDIES 254
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 254
INJUNCTION 257
REMEDIES AGREED BY THE
PARTIES 258
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 258
PENALTY DAMAGES 259
QUASI-CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS 260
EXTINCTION OF REMEDIES 260
THE STATUTORY TIME LIMITS 260
PROBLEMS WITH REMEDIES 262
| 10 DISCHARGE OF CONTRACT 214 ANSWERING QUESTIONS 264
) 12 CONSUMER CONTRACTS 268
HISTORY 268
CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF
GOODS 269
CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF
SERVICES 275
HIRE CONTRACTS 277
MANUFACTURERS* LIABILITY 277
CONSUMER PROTECTION BY THE
CRIMINAL LAW 281
UNSOLICITED GOODS 283
CONSUMER CREDIT 283
CONTRACT LAW AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION 285
REFORM 285
ANSWERING QUESTIONS 287
) APPENDIX: ANSWERING
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 292
ESSAY QUESTIONS 294
PROBLEM QUESTIONS 296
) GLOSSARY 298
| INDEX 303
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