Mistakes in Contract Law
Mistakes in Contract Law

Author: Catharine MacMillan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-01-15

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1847315534

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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. These transplants, made for pragmatic rather than principled reasons, combined in an uneasy manner with the pre-existing English contract law. The book also examines the substantive changes brought about in contractual mistake by the Judicature Act 1873 and the fusion of law and equity. Through its historical examination of mistake in contract law, the book provides not only insights into the nature of innovation and continuity within the common law but also the fate of legal transplants.

Vitiation of Contracts
Vitiation of Contracts

Author: Gareth Spark

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-01-03

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1139620452

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Vitiation of Contracts proposes a new theory to explain the rationale of general vitiating factors in English contract law. It provides a clear link to voluntariness as the foundation of contractual liability and compares the English position, in light of this theory, with the Principles of International Commercial Contracts (PICC), the Principles of European Contract Law (PECL), the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) and the US Restatement (Second) of Contracts.

Misrepresentation, Mistake and Non-disclosure
Misrepresentation, Mistake and Non-disclosure

Author: John Cartwright

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 987

ISBN-13: 0414049551

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This book fully explains the role of Misrepresentation in Contract Law. It further expands on the role of Mistake and Non-disclosure in a contractual dispute and formally comments on the general duties of negotiating parties.

Chinese Contract Law
Chinese Contract Law

Author: Larry A. DiMatteo

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-10-26

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1107176328

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A unique comparative analysis of Chinese contract law accessible to lawyers from civil, common, and mixed law jurisdictions.

Equity and Law
Equity and Law

Author: John C. P. Goldberg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 1108421318

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The fusion of law and equity in common law systems was a crucial moment in the development of the modern law. In this volume leading scholars assess the significance of the fusion of law and equity from comparative, doctrinal, historical and theoretical perspectives.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.