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| Ausgabe: | 12. ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Legal practice course guides
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| Beschreibung: | XXIII, 380 S. |
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CONTENTS
PREFACE V
ABBREVIATIONS XVII
TABLE OF CASES XVIII
TABLE OF STATUTES XLVII
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 NATURE OF LAW, AND OF THE COMMON LAW IN PARTICULAR 1
1.2 SOURCES OF THE LAW 2
1.3 LAW AND MORALITY: LAW AND JUSTICE: THE RULE OF LAW 2
1.4 ROLE OF THE LAW: LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE 4
1.5 CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE LAW 5
1.6 THE AUSTRALIAN JURISDICTIONS 6
1.7 THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM 7
1.8 RECEPTION OF ENGLISH LAW IN AUSTRALIA 8
2 JUDGE-MADE LAW AND STATUTE LAW 14
2.1 COMMON LAW 14
2.2 EQUITY 22
2.3 STATUTE LAW 24
3 THE COURTS, LITIGATION AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION 31
3.1 THE COURTS 31
3.2 LITIGATION 38
3.3 TRIBUNALS 44
3.4 THE LEGAL PROFESSION 45
3.5 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 47
4 FEDERALISM 50
4.1 INTRODUCTION 50
4.2 THE DIVISION OF POWERS 51
4.3 LIMITS IMPOSED UPON FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE POWERS BY THE
COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION 53
4.4 THE CONCURRENT POWERS - CONFLICT BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS 57
4.5 CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN HEADS OF COMMONWEALTH POWER 58 4.6
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 62
5 THE LAW OF TORTS 64
5.1 INTRODUCTION 64
5.2 THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE 68
5.3 TRESPASS AGAINST THE PERSON 105
5.4 TORTS AGAINST LAND: TRESPASS AND NUISANCE 108
5.5 TORTS CONCERNING CHATTELS 111
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5.6 RYLANDS V FLETCHER - CURRENT STATUS 112
5.7 OCCUPIER S LIABILITY 1 14
5.8 BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY 1 1 4
5.9 DECEIT 1 15
5.10 ANIMALS 1 15
5.11 DEFAMATION 1 16
5.12 DEFENCES TO TORTS 1 18
5.13 VICARIOUS LIABILITY I* 9
5.14 STATUTORY LIMITS ON DAMAGES PAYABLE FOR WRONGS CAUSING
INJURY OR DEATH 125
6 THE CRIMINAL LAW 1 28
6.1 INTRODUCTION I 28
6.2 NATURE OF THE CRIMINAL LAW: ITS PURPOSES 128
6.3 SOURCES OF THE CRIMINAL LAW: THE CRIMINAL COURTS 130
6.4 THE ELEMENTS OF AN OFFENCE: BASES OF LIABILITY 132
6.5 FORMALLY CLASSIFYING OFFENCES 134
6.6 PROVING CRIMINAL LIABILITY 135
6.7 STRUCTURE OF THE SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW 135
6.8 THE OFFENCES 135
6.9 THE DEFENCES 136
6.10 THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES 136
7 CONTRACTS - AN OVERVIEW 137
7.1 CONTRACTS - THE IDEA 13 7
7.2 CONTRACTS IS A BRANCH OF THE CIVIL LAW 137
7.3 THE EVOLVING LAW OF CONTRACT - THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAISSEZ- FAIRE AND
ITS SEQUELS 138
7.4 COMPONENTS OF CONTRACT LAW 140
8 FORMATION OF CONTRACT - OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE 143
8.1 INTRODUCTION 143
8.2 OFFER 144
8.3 TERMINATION OF OFFER 150
8.4 ACCEPTANCE 152
8.5 MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF FORMATION 157
9 FORMATION OF CONTRACT - CONSIDERATION 163
9.1 INTRODUCTION 163
9.2 SHOULD THERE BE A REQUIREMENT OF CONSIDERATION? 163
9.3 REQUIREMENT OF CONSIDERATION WAIVED WHERE AGREEMENT EMBODIED IN DEED
164
9.4 CONSIDERATION MUST MOVE FROM THE PROMISEE, BUT NEED NOT MOVE TO THE
PROMISOR 164
9.5 THE CONCEPT OF CONSIDERATION 166
9.6 THE LAW IS UNCONCERNED WITH THE VALUE OF CONSIDERATION (THE
FINANCIAL VALUE) 167
9.7 INSUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION 168
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10 FORMATION OF CONTRACT - INTENTION TO CREATE A BINDING
CONTRACT 185
10.1 INTRODUCTION 185
10.2 AGREEMENTS ARISING IN THE BUSINESS CONTEXT 186
10.3 AGREEMENTS ARISING IN A SOCIAL OR DOMESTIC CONTEXT 186 10.4 SUBSIDY
AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SCHEMES AND ARRANGEMENTS SET UP BY GOVERNMENT
187
11 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 189 11.1 C
ONTRACTUAL TERMS 189
11.2 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 190
11.3 PRESUMED INTENT OF THE PARTIES 190
11.4 WHERE CONTRACT WRITTEN, ACCORD ORDINARY MEANING TO LANGUAGE WHERE
POSSIBLE 190
11.5 AMBIGUITY 191
11.6 SPIRIT OF AGREEMENT APPROACH V ACTUAL WORDING 192
11.7 THE PAROL EVIDENCE RULE AND THE ADMISSION OF EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE IN
INTERPRETING WRITTEN CONTRACTS 192
12 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - DETERMINING THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT 197
12.1 INTRODUCTION 197
12.2 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPRESENTATIONS AND TERMS 197 12.3
INCORPORATION OF TERMS BY SIGNING, DISPLAY, ETC 199
12.4 IMPLIED TERMS 205
12.5 COLLATERAL CONTRACTS 214
12.6 UNCERTAIN TERMS 216
13 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - ISSUES OF MEANING AND EFFECT 218 13.1
EXCLUSION CLAUSES 218
13.2 CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES 226
14 VITIATING ELEMENTS - MISTAKE 231
14.1 MISTAKE - AN OVERVIEW 231
14.2 CATEGORIES OF LEGALLY RELEVANT MISTAKE 233
14.3 EFFECT OF MISTAKE AT COMMON LAW 234
14.4 EFFECT OF MISTAKE IN EQUITY 238
14.5 MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF MISTAKE 243
14.6 RECTIFICATION 243
15 VITIATING ELEMENTS - MISREPRESENTATION 246
15.1 INTRODUCTION 246
15.2 WHAT IS A RELEVANT OR OPERATIVE MISREPRESENTATION? 247 15.3 EFFECT
OF MISREPRESENTATION 253
15.4 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 258
15.5 RELEVANT LEGISLATION 259
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16 VITIATING ELEMENTS - ILLEGALITY 262
16.1 INTRODUCTION 262
16.2 ILLEGALITY AT COMMON LAW 264
16.3 ILLEGALITY UNDER STATUTE LAW 275
16.4 SEVERANCE 280
16.5 RECOVERY OF MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY HANDED OVER PURSUANT TO AN
ILLEGAL CONTRACT 282
16.6 RETROSPECTIVE VALIDATION OF AN ILLEGAL CONTRACT 284
17 VITIATING ELEMENTS - INEQUALITY BETWEEN THE PARTIES 285 17.1
INTRODUCTION 285
17.2 DURESS 2 85
17.3 UNDUE INFLUENCE 291
17.4 UNCONSCIONABLE DEALING - CONTRACTING WITH A PERSON UNDER A
DISABILITY 299
17.5 A GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF UNFAIRNESS? 303
17.6 LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION 303
18 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT IN GENERAL 307
18.1 INTRODUCTION 307
18.2 CONCEPTS: TERMINOLOGY 307
18.3 TERMINATION BY PERFORMANCE 310
18.4 TERMINATION BY AGREEMENT AND RELATED CONCEPTS 317 18.5 TERMINATION
BY VIRTUE OF A TERM IN THE CONTRACT 320
18.6 FRUSTRATION 320
18.7 TERMINATION OF AN INDEFINITELY CONTINUING AGREEMENT 326
19 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT - BREACH AND ANTICIPATORY BREACH 327
19.1 INTRODUCTION 327
19.2 ACTUAL BREACH 328
19.3 ANTICIPATORY BREACH 328
19.4 ELECTION TO AFFIRM OR TERMINATE THE CONTRACT 331
19.5 CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION 335
19.6 REMEDIES FOR BREACH AND ANTICIPATED BREACH OF CONTRACT 335
20 REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT 336
20.1 DAMAGES FOR BREACH AND ANTICIPATED BREACH 337
20.2 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 355
20.3 THE EQUITABLE REMEDIES 356
20.4 LIMITATION PROVISIONS 360
21 PRIVITY AND ASSIGNMENT 361
21.1 THE DOCTRINE OF PRIVITY OF CONTRACT 361
21.2 ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS 368
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22 CONTRACTUAL CAPACITY 373
22.1 INTRODUCTION 373
22.2 MINORS 373
22.3 PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY OF MIND, INCLUDING INTOXICATION 381 22.4
CORPORATIONS 383
22.5 BANKRUPTS 383
22.6 MARRIED WOMEN 384
23 CONTRACTS REQUIRED TO BE IN WRITING OR EVIDENCED BY WRITING 385
23.1 INTRODUCTION 385
23.2 THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS 1677 (ENGLAND) 385
23.3 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS COMPREHENDED BY THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS AND
ITS MODERN SUCCESSORS 387
23.4 CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS 390
23.5 CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF LAND 392
23.6 STANDARD TERMS AND CONCEPTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVISIONS 393 23.7
THE DOCTRINE OF PART PERFORMANCE 395
23.8 NON-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES AT COMMON LAW IN RESPECT OF NON-CONFORMING
CONTRACTS 398
23.9 TERMINATION AND VARIATION OF AFFECTED CONTRACTS 400
24 CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS 401
24.1 INTRODUCTION 401
24.2 CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF GOODS - NATURE 403
24.3 FORMALITIES OF THE CONTRACT 405
24.4 CLASSIFYING GOODS 406
24.5 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT 407
24.6 TRANSFER OF PROPERTY IN THE GOODS 425
24.7 WHERE SELLER DOES NOT HAVE TITLE 430
24.8 PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT 434
24.9 REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT 438
25 QUASI-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES 446
25.1 INTRODUCTION 446
25.2 QUASI-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES ESPECIALLY RELEVANT TO THE CONTRACTUAL
SITUATION 447
25.3 OTHER QUASI-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES 450
26 PRINCIPAL AND AGENT 451
26.1 INTRODUCTION 451
26.2 WHEN AGENCY ARISES (IE CREATION OF AGENCY) 455
26.3 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARTIES - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES 465 26.4
TERMINATION OF AGENCY 474
26.5 TYPES OF AGENT 475
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27 PARTNERSHIP
27.1 INTRODUCTION 27.2 DETERMINING WHETHER A PARTNERSHIP EXISTS 27.3
CREATION OF PARTNERSHIP 27.4 RELATIONS BETWEEN PARTNERS AND THIRD
PARTIES 27.5 RELATIONS BETWEEN PARTNERS
27.6 DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP 27.7 WINDING UP THE BUSINESS 27.8
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 27.9 REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES
28 PROPERTY 28.1 INTRODUCTION 28.2 REAL PROPERTY 28.3 PERSONAL PROPERTY
28.4 ASSIGNMENT OF REAL PROPERTY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 28.5 PRIORITIES
BETWEEN COMPETING INTERESTS
29 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 29.1 INTRODUCTION 29.2 COPYRIGHT 29.3 DESIGNS
29.4 PATENTS 29.5 TRADE MARKS 29.6 PLANT BREEDER S RIGHTS ACT 1994 (CTH)
29.7 GENERAL LAW REMEDIES
29.8 THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (CTH), SS 52 AND 53
30 TRUSTS 30.1 INTRODUCTION 30.2 CLASSIFYING TRUSTS 30.3 CREATION OF A
TRUST
30.4 POSITION OF THE TRUSTEE 30.5 THE POSITION OF THE BENEFICIARY 30.6
TERMINATION OF THE TRUST
31 SUCCESSION 31.1 INTRODUCTION 31.2 WILLS 31.3 EXECUTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS
31.4 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE 31.5 TESTATOR S FAMILY MAINTENANCE
LEGISLATION
32 BAILMENT 32.1 INTRODUCTION: CONCEPT OF BAILMENT 32.2 CLASSIFYING
BAILMENTS 32.3 THE BAILEE S DUTIES
32.4 THE BAILOR S DUTIES
479 479 482 487
488 496 505 507
513 516
517
517 526 537 540
548
554 554 554 577
584 590 598 599 605
606 606 608 612
615 621 621
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32.5 TERMINATION OF BAILMENT 636
32.6 SPECIAL TYPES OF BAILEE 636
33 CONSUMER PROTECTION 639
33.1 OVERVIEW 639
33.2 THE CONSUMER PROVISIONS IN THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, PART V, AND IN
THE FAIR TRADING ACTS 643
33.3 TRADE PRACTICES ACT, PART VA - LIABILITY OF MANUFACTURERS AND
IMPORTERS OF DEFECTIVE GOODS FOR INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS, AND RELATED
TYPES OF DAMAGE 680
34 CREDIT LAW 685
34.1 INTRODUCTION 685
34.2 MORTGAGES OVER REAL PROPERTY 686
34.3 MORTGAGES OVER PERSONAL PROPERTY 687
34.4 HIRE-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS 701
34.5 OTHER TRADITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVING THE BUYING OF GOODS ON
CREDIT 704
34.6 THE CONSUMER CREDIT CODE 705
34.7 PLEDGES AND PAWNS 719
34.8 LIENS 720
34.9 PRIVACY LAW AFFECTING THE PROVISION OF CREDIT 724
35 INSURANCE LAW 725
35.1 INTRODUCTION 725
35.2 CONCLUDING A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE 726
35.3 BASIC CONCEPTS AND TOPICS IN INSURANCE LAW 727
35.4 STANDARD CLASSES OF INSURANCE 751
36 BILLS OF EXCHANGE 756
36.1 INTRODUCTION 756
36.2 DEFINITION OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE 757
36.3 CLASSIFYING BILLS OF EXCHANGE 760
36.4 THE PARTIES TO A BILL - ISSUES OF CAPACITY AND ROLE IN DRAWING,
ACCEPTING, ETC 761
36.5 NEGOTIATING A BILL 765
36.6 RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES TO THE BILL 766
36.7 DISCHARGE OF THE BILL 774
36.8 PROMISSORY NOTES 776
37 BANKS AND CHEQUES 778
37.1 INTRODUCTION 778
37.2 BANKS/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, CUSTOMERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP 779
37.3 CHEQUES 787
37.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FCA AND FIC INSTITUTIONS 809
38 BANKRUPTCY 810
38.1 INTRODUCTION 810
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38.2 BANKRUPTCY 813
38.3 ARRANGEMENTS WITH CREDITORS WITHOUT SEQUESTRATION: (A)
COMPOSITIONS, ARRANGEMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS UNDER PART X 854 38.4
ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT SEQUESTRATION: (B) DEBT AGREEMENTS 860
39 THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT: RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES 862 39.1
INTRODUCTION 862
39.2 SOME CONCEPTS 863
39.3 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT 866
39.4 APPLICATION OF THE ACT 866
39.5 RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES 868
39.6 PART VI OF THE ACT - THE REMEDIES 893
39.7 AUTHORISATIONS 895
39.8 NOTIFICATIONS 895
39.9 TRANS-TASMAN MARKET POWER PROVISIONS 896
39.10 PARTS IVA AND IVB OF THE ACT - PROTECTION OF SMALLER BUSINESSES
896 39.11 ACCESS TO SERVICES - PART IIIA 898
39.12 PART XIB - THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: ANTI-COMPETITIVE
CONDUCT AND RECORD KEEPING RULES 899
39.13 PRICE EXPLOITATION BY CORPORATIONS IN RELATION TO THE NEW TAX
SYSTEM 899
40 COMPANY LAW BY MICHAEL QUILTER 900
40.1 PRELIMINARY MATTERS 900
40.2 INTERNAL ORGANS - THE DIVISION OF POWER 923
40.3 FORMAL CONTROLS ON COMPANIES 942
40.4 FINANCING COMPANIES 947
40.5 FINANCIAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS 953
40.6 THE COMPANY AND LEGALLY SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS 969 40.7 THE WIDER
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 972
INDEX 975
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CONTENTS
PREFACE V
ABBREVIATIONS XVII
TABLE OF CASES XVIII
TABLE OF STATUTES XLVII
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 NATURE OF LAW, AND OF THE COMMON LAW IN PARTICULAR 1
1.2 SOURCES OF THE LAW 2
1.3 LAW AND MORALITY: LAW AND JUSTICE: THE RULE OF LAW 2
1.4 ROLE OF THE LAW: LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE 4
1.5 CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE LAW 5
1.6 THE AUSTRALIAN JURISDICTIONS 6
1.7 THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM 7
1.8 RECEPTION OF ENGLISH LAW IN AUSTRALIA 8
2 JUDGE-MADE LAW AND STATUTE LAW 14
2.1 COMMON LAW 14
2.2 EQUITY 22
2.3 STATUTE LAW 24
3 THE COURTS, LITIGATION AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION 31
3.1 THE COURTS 31
3.2 LITIGATION 38
3.3 TRIBUNALS 44
3.4 THE LEGAL PROFESSION 45
3.5 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 47
4 FEDERALISM 50
4.1 INTRODUCTION 50
4.2 THE DIVISION OF POWERS 51
4.3 LIMITS IMPOSED UPON FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE POWERS BY THE
COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION 53
4.4 THE CONCURRENT POWERS - CONFLICT BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS 57
4.5 CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN HEADS OF COMMONWEALTH POWER 58 4.6
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 62
5 THE LAW OF TORTS 64
5.1 INTRODUCTION 64
5.2 THE TORT OF NEGLIGENCE 68
5.3 TRESPASS AGAINST THE PERSON 105
5.4 TORTS AGAINST LAND: TRESPASS AND NUISANCE 108
5.5 TORTS CONCERNING CHATTELS 111
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5.6 RYLANDS V FLETCHER - CURRENT STATUS 112
5.7 OCCUPIER'S LIABILITY 1 14
5.8 BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY 1 1 4
5.9 DECEIT 1 15
5.10 ANIMALS 1 15
5.11 DEFAMATION 1 16
5.12 DEFENCES TO TORTS 1 18
5.13 VICARIOUS LIABILITY I* 9
5.14 STATUTORY LIMITS ON DAMAGES PAYABLE FOR WRONGS CAUSING
INJURY OR DEATH 125
6 THE CRIMINAL LAW 1 28
6.1 INTRODUCTION I 28
6.2 NATURE OF THE CRIMINAL LAW: ITS PURPOSES 128
6.3 SOURCES OF THE CRIMINAL LAW: THE CRIMINAL COURTS 130
6.4 THE ELEMENTS OF AN OFFENCE: BASES OF LIABILITY 132
6.5 FORMALLY CLASSIFYING OFFENCES 134
6.6 PROVING CRIMINAL LIABILITY 135
6.7 STRUCTURE OF THE SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW 135
6.8 THE OFFENCES 135
6.9 THE DEFENCES 136
6.10 THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES 136
7 CONTRACTS - AN OVERVIEW 137
7.1 CONTRACTS - THE IDEA 13 7
7.2 CONTRACTS IS A BRANCH OF THE CIVIL LAW 137
7.3 THE EVOLVING LAW OF CONTRACT - THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAISSEZ- FAIRE AND
ITS SEQUELS 138
7.4 COMPONENTS OF CONTRACT LAW 140
8 FORMATION OF CONTRACT - OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE 143
8.1 INTRODUCTION 143
8.2 OFFER 144
8.3 TERMINATION OF OFFER 150
8.4 ACCEPTANCE 152
8.5 MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF FORMATION 157
9 FORMATION OF CONTRACT - CONSIDERATION 163
9.1 INTRODUCTION 163
9.2 SHOULD THERE BE A REQUIREMENT OF CONSIDERATION? 163
9.3 REQUIREMENT OF CONSIDERATION WAIVED WHERE AGREEMENT EMBODIED IN DEED
164
9.4 CONSIDERATION MUST MOVE FROM THE PROMISEE, BUT NEED NOT MOVE TO THE
PROMISOR 164
9.5 THE CONCEPT OF CONSIDERATION 166
9.6 THE LAW IS UNCONCERNED WITH THE "VALUE" OF CONSIDERATION (THE
FINANCIAL VALUE) 167
9.7 INSUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION 168
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10 FORMATION OF CONTRACT - INTENTION TO CREATE A BINDING
CONTRACT 185
10.1 INTRODUCTION 185
10.2 AGREEMENTS ARISING IN THE BUSINESS CONTEXT 186
10.3 AGREEMENTS ARISING IN A SOCIAL OR DOMESTIC CONTEXT 186 10.4 SUBSIDY
AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE SCHEMES AND ARRANGEMENTS SET UP BY GOVERNMENT
187
11 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 189 11.1 C
ONTRACTUAL TERMS 189
11.2 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 190
11.3 PRESUMED INTENT OF THE PARTIES 190
11.4 WHERE CONTRACT WRITTEN, ACCORD ORDINARY MEANING TO LANGUAGE WHERE
POSSIBLE 190
11.5 AMBIGUITY 191
11.6 SPIRIT OF AGREEMENT APPROACH V ACTUAL WORDING 192
11.7 THE PAROL EVIDENCE RULE AND THE ADMISSION OF EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE IN
INTERPRETING WRITTEN CONTRACTS 192
12 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - DETERMINING THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT 197
12.1 INTRODUCTION 197
12.2 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPRESENTATIONS AND TERMS 197 12.3
INCORPORATION OF TERMS BY SIGNING, DISPLAY, ETC 199
12.4 IMPLIED TERMS 205
12.5 COLLATERAL CONTRACTS 214
12.6 UNCERTAIN TERMS 216
13 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - ISSUES OF MEANING AND EFFECT 218 13.1
EXCLUSION CLAUSES 218
13.2 CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES 226
14 VITIATING ELEMENTS - MISTAKE 231
14.1 MISTAKE - AN OVERVIEW 231
14.2 CATEGORIES OF LEGALLY RELEVANT MISTAKE 233
14.3 EFFECT OF MISTAKE AT COMMON LAW 234
14.4 EFFECT OF MISTAKE IN EQUITY 238
14.5 MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF MISTAKE 243
14.6 RECTIFICATION 243
15 VITIATING ELEMENTS - MISREPRESENTATION 246
15.1 INTRODUCTION 246
15.2 WHAT IS A RELEVANT OR OPERATIVE MISREPRESENTATION? 247 15.3 EFFECT
OF MISREPRESENTATION 253
15.4 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 258
15.5 RELEVANT LEGISLATION 259
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16 VITIATING ELEMENTS - ILLEGALITY 262
16.1 INTRODUCTION 262
16.2 ILLEGALITY AT COMMON LAW 264
16.3 ILLEGALITY UNDER STATUTE LAW 275
16.4 SEVERANCE 280
16.5 RECOVERY OF MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY HANDED OVER PURSUANT TO AN
ILLEGAL CONTRACT 282
16.6 RETROSPECTIVE VALIDATION OF AN ILLEGAL CONTRACT 284
17 VITIATING ELEMENTS - INEQUALITY BETWEEN THE PARTIES 285 17.1
INTRODUCTION 285
17.2 DURESS 2 85
17.3 UNDUE INFLUENCE 291
17.4 UNCONSCIONABLE DEALING - CONTRACTING WITH A PERSON UNDER A
DISABILITY 299
17.5 A GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF UNFAIRNESS? 303
17.6 LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTION 303
18 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT IN GENERAL 307
18.1 INTRODUCTION 307
18.2 CONCEPTS: TERMINOLOGY 307
18.3 TERMINATION BY PERFORMANCE 310
18.4 TERMINATION BY AGREEMENT AND RELATED CONCEPTS 317 18.5 TERMINATION
BY VIRTUE OF A TERM IN THE CONTRACT 320
18.6 FRUSTRATION 320
18.7 TERMINATION OF AN INDEFINITELY CONTINUING AGREEMENT 326
19 TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT - BREACH AND ANTICIPATORY BREACH 327
19.1 INTRODUCTION 327
19.2 ACTUAL BREACH 328
19.3 ANTICIPATORY BREACH 328
19.4 ELECTION TO AFFIRM OR TERMINATE THE CONTRACT 331
19.5 CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION 335
19.6 REMEDIES FOR BREACH AND ANTICIPATED BREACH OF CONTRACT 335
20 REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT 336
20.1 DAMAGES FOR BREACH AND ANTICIPATED BREACH 337
20.2 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 355
20.3 THE EQUITABLE REMEDIES 356
20.4 LIMITATION PROVISIONS 360
21 PRIVITY AND ASSIGNMENT 361
21.1 THE DOCTRINE OF PRIVITY OF CONTRACT 361
21.2 ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS 368
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22 CONTRACTUAL CAPACITY 373
22.1 INTRODUCTION 373
22.2 MINORS 373
22.3 PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY OF MIND, INCLUDING INTOXICATION 381 22.4
CORPORATIONS 383
22.5 BANKRUPTS 383
22.6 MARRIED WOMEN 384
23 CONTRACTS REQUIRED TO BE IN WRITING OR EVIDENCED BY WRITING 385
23.1 INTRODUCTION 385
23.2 THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS 1677 (ENGLAND) 385
23.3 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS COMPREHENDED BY THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS AND
ITS MODERN SUCCESSORS 387
23.4 CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS 390
23.5 CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF LAND 392
23.6 STANDARD TERMS AND CONCEPTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVISIONS 393 23.7
THE DOCTRINE OF PART PERFORMANCE 395
23.8 NON-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES AT COMMON LAW IN RESPECT OF NON-CONFORMING
CONTRACTS 398
23.9 TERMINATION AND VARIATION OF AFFECTED CONTRACTS 400
24 CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS 401
24.1 INTRODUCTION 401
24.2 CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF GOODS - NATURE 403
24.3 FORMALITIES OF THE CONTRACT 405
24.4 CLASSIFYING GOODS 406
24.5 TERMS OF THE CONTRACT 407
24.6 TRANSFER OF PROPERTY IN THE GOODS 425
24.7 WHERE SELLER DOES NOT HAVE TITLE 430
24.8 PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT 434
24.9 REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT 438
25 QUASI-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES 446
25.1 INTRODUCTION 446
25.2 QUASI-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES ESPECIALLY RELEVANT TO THE CONTRACTUAL
SITUATION 447
25.3 OTHER QUASI-CONTRACTUAL REMEDIES 450
26 PRINCIPAL AND AGENT 451
26.1 INTRODUCTION 451
26.2 WHEN AGENCY ARISES (IE CREATION OF AGENCY) 455
26.3 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARTIES - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES 465 26.4
TERMINATION OF AGENCY 474
26.5 TYPES OF AGENT 475
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27 PARTNERSHIP
27.1 INTRODUCTION 27.2 DETERMINING WHETHER A PARTNERSHIP EXISTS 27.3
CREATION OF PARTNERSHIP 27.4 RELATIONS BETWEEN PARTNERS AND THIRD
PARTIES 27.5 RELATIONS BETWEEN PARTNERS
27.6 DISSOLUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP 27.7 WINDING UP THE BUSINESS 27.8
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 27.9 REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES
28 PROPERTY 28.1 INTRODUCTION 28.2 REAL PROPERTY 28.3 PERSONAL PROPERTY
28.4 ASSIGNMENT OF REAL PROPERTY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY 28.5 PRIORITIES
BETWEEN COMPETING INTERESTS
29 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 29.1 INTRODUCTION 29.2 COPYRIGHT 29.3 DESIGNS
29.4 PATENTS 29.5 TRADE MARKS 29.6 PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS ACT 1994 (CTH)
29.7 GENERAL LAW REMEDIES
29.8 THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (CTH), SS 52 AND 53
30 TRUSTS 30.1 INTRODUCTION 30.2 CLASSIFYING TRUSTS 30.3 CREATION OF A
TRUST
30.4 POSITION OF THE TRUSTEE 30.5 THE POSITION OF THE BENEFICIARY 30.6
TERMINATION OF THE TRUST
31 SUCCESSION 31.1 INTRODUCTION 31.2 WILLS 31.3 EXECUTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS
31.4 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE 31.5 TESTATOR'S FAMILY MAINTENANCE
LEGISLATION
32 BAILMENT 32.1 INTRODUCTION: CONCEPT OF BAILMENT 32.2 CLASSIFYING
BAILMENTS 32.3 THE BAILEE'S DUTIES
32.4 THE BAILOR'S DUTIES
479 479 482 487
488 496 505 507
513 516
517
517 526 537 540
548
554 554 554 577
584 590 598 599 605
606 606 608 612
615 621 621
622 622 622 624 626
627
628 628 630 630
635
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32.5 TERMINATION OF BAILMENT 636
32.6 SPECIAL TYPES OF BAILEE 636
33 CONSUMER PROTECTION 639
33.1 OVERVIEW 639
33.2 THE CONSUMER PROVISIONS IN THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, PART V, AND IN
THE FAIR TRADING ACTS 643
33.3 TRADE PRACTICES ACT, PART VA - LIABILITY OF MANUFACTURERS AND
IMPORTERS OF DEFECTIVE GOODS FOR INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS, AND RELATED
TYPES OF DAMAGE 680
34 CREDIT LAW 685
34.1 INTRODUCTION 685
34.2 MORTGAGES OVER REAL PROPERTY 686
34.3 MORTGAGES OVER PERSONAL PROPERTY 687
34.4 HIRE-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS 701
34.5 OTHER TRADITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVING THE BUYING OF GOODS ON
CREDIT 704
34.6 THE CONSUMER CREDIT CODE 705
34.7 PLEDGES AND PAWNS 719
34.8 LIENS 720
34.9 PRIVACY LAW AFFECTING THE PROVISION OF CREDIT 724
35 INSURANCE LAW 725
35.1 INTRODUCTION 725
35.2 CONCLUDING A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE 726
35.3 BASIC CONCEPTS AND TOPICS IN INSURANCE LAW 727
35.4 STANDARD CLASSES OF INSURANCE 751
36 BILLS OF EXCHANGE 756
36.1 INTRODUCTION 756
36.2 DEFINITION OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE 757
36.3 CLASSIFYING BILLS OF EXCHANGE 760
36.4 THE PARTIES TO A BILL - ISSUES OF CAPACITY AND ROLE IN DRAWING,
ACCEPTING, ETC 761
36.5 NEGOTIATING A BILL 765
36.6 RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES TO THE BILL 766
36.7 DISCHARGE OF THE BILL 774
36.8 PROMISSORY NOTES 776
37 BANKS AND CHEQUES 778
37.1 INTRODUCTION 778
37.2 BANKS/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, CUSTOMERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP 779
37.3 CHEQUES 787
37.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FCA AND FIC INSTITUTIONS 809
38 BANKRUPTCY 810
38.1 INTRODUCTION 810
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38.2 BANKRUPTCY 813
38.3 ARRANGEMENTS WITH CREDITORS WITHOUT SEQUESTRATION: (A)
COMPOSITIONS, ARRANGEMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS UNDER PART X 854 38.4
ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT SEQUESTRATION: (B) DEBT AGREEMENTS 860
39 THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT: RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES 862 39.1
INTRODUCTION 862
39.2 SOME CONCEPTS 863
39.3 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT 866
39.4 APPLICATION OF THE ACT 866
39.5 RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES 868
39.6 PART VI OF THE ACT - THE REMEDIES 893
39.7 AUTHORISATIONS 895
39.8 NOTIFICATIONS 895
39.9 TRANS-TASMAN MARKET POWER PROVISIONS 896
39.10 PARTS IVA AND IVB OF THE ACT - PROTECTION OF SMALLER BUSINESSES
896 39.11 ACCESS TO SERVICES - PART IIIA 898
39.12 PART XIB - THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: ANTI-COMPETITIVE
CONDUCT AND RECORD KEEPING RULES 899
39.13 PRICE EXPLOITATION BY CORPORATIONS IN RELATION TO THE NEW TAX
SYSTEM 899
40 COMPANY LAW BY MICHAEL QUILTER 900
40.1 PRELIMINARY MATTERS 900
40.2 INTERNAL ORGANS - THE DIVISION OF POWER 923
40.3 FORMAL CONTROLS ON COMPANIES 942
40.4 FINANCING COMPANIES 947
40.5 FINANCIAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS 953
40.6 THE COMPANY AND LEGALLY SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS 969 40.7 THE WIDER
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 972
INDEX 975 |
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