Mistakes in contract law:

It is a matter of some difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of a misapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine of mistake is a confused one, with contradictory theoretical underpinnings and seemingly irreconcilable cases. This book explains the common l...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Hart 2010
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Online Access:DE-188
Summary:It is a matter of some difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of a misapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine of mistake is a confused one, with contradictory theoretical underpinnings and seemingly irreconcilable cases. This book explains the common law doctrine through an examination of the historical development of the doctrine in English law. Beginning with an overview of contractual mistakes in Roman law, the book examines how theories of mistake were received at various points into English contract law from Roman and civil law sources. Thes
Physical Description:1 Online Ressource (XXV, 322 S.)
ISBN:9781847315533
1847315534

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