Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses

Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses

Author: Roger Halson

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2018-03-08

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780198785132

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This, the only book in print to focus on liquidated damages and penalty clauses, analyses the common law jurisdiction to control stipulated damages clauses, and the distinction between enforceable liquidated damages clauses and unenforceable penalty clauses. The first part examines the historical origin of the control of these clauses, the second describes the current control of such clauses and their legal effect, the third critically examines the various rationales that have been proposed to justify their regulation and the final part describes analogous provisions and how to avoid drafting contractual clauses that are rendered unenforceable by the penalty rule. The book examines approaches in several common law jurisdictions in addition to England and Wales, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, and brings together principles developed in distinct commercial law contexts (such as shipping contracts) to enable comparison between particular contractual settings.


Drafting International Contracts

Drafting International Contracts

Author: Marcel Fontaine

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 9047430239

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Drafting International Contracts is an essential resource for anyone working in international business. The book is a straightforward, easy-to-use tool featuring all the latest trends and developments, including a summary of 25 years of meetings and discussions of the International Contracts Working Group, comprised of professional lawyers, corporate counsel, and academics. It offers a systematic analysis of the main clauses present in international contracts, providing abundant quotations of actual clauses, with critical assessments. The book fosters an understanding of how international contracts are drafted in actual practice. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.


Commercial Remedies: Resolving Controversies

Commercial Remedies: Resolving Controversies

Author: Graham Virgo

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-08-24

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1316764559

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The law of commercial remedies raises a number of important doctrinal, theoretical and practical controversies which deserve sustained and rigorous examination. This volume explores such controversies and suggests solutions, which is essential to ensure that the law is defensible, clear and just. With contributions from twenty-three leading academic and practitioner experts, this book addresses significant issues in the law which, taken together, range across the entire remedial jurisdiction as it applies to commercial disputes. The book primarily focuses on the resolution of controversies in the English law of commercial remedies, but recent developments elsewhere are also considered, especially in other common law jurisdictions. The result provides remarkably comprehensive coverage of the field which will be of relevance to academics, students, judges and practitioners.


A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting

A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting

Author: Kenneth A. Adams

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781590313800

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The focus of this manual is not what provisions to include in a given contract, but instead how to express those provisions in prose that is free ofthe problems that often afflict contracts.


Keating on Construction Contracts

Keating on Construction Contracts

Author: Stephen Furst

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 1553

ISBN-13: 0414047923

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With a chapter on public procurement by Sarah Hannaford ; A commentary on JCT forms of contract by Adirian Williamson, and a commentary of the infrastructure conditions of contract by John Uff


Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time

Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time

Author: Brian Eggleston

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2009-02-09

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9781405118156

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Liquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts. Previous editions of Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time are highly regarded as a guide for both construction industry professionals and lawyers to this complex area. The law on time and damages continues to develop with an increasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, the standard forms of contract have also developed over time to reflect prevailing approaches to contractual relationships. Against this background a third edition will be welcomed by construction professionals and lawyers alike. Retaining the overall approach of the previous editions, the author clarifies, in a highly readable but legally rigorous way, the many misunderstandings on time and damages which abound in the construction industry. The third edition takes account of a large volume of new case law since the previous edition was published over ten years ago, includes a new chapter on delay analysis and features significantly expanded chapters on penalty clauses, the effects of conditions precedent and time-bars, and the complexities of causation.


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.


Contract Enforcement

Contract Enforcement

Author: Edward Yorio

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 145480114X

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Rev. ed. of: Contract enforcement / Edward Yorio. c1989.


Contract Law in Perspective

Contract Law in Perspective

Author: Linda Mulcahy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-08-18

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1134066740

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Contract Law in Perspective complements 'black letter' treatments of contract by looking at legal doctrine and statutes in their social, political and economic contexts. It increases students' understanding of the law of contract as well as convinces them why it is so important to us all. In addition to describing the key doctrines in the field, it explains the ideology behind them and considers the extent to which they serve the needs of the business community and consumers. The book broadens understanding and appreciation of the subject by reference to the 'big ideas' in contract theory and how these relate to practice at a level which is suitable for students. This fifth edition: has been substantially revised and now includes sections on privity and the Rights of Third Parties Act as well as a discussion of the Law Commision's Unfair Terms in Contract draft bill includes new chapter introductions and summaries designed to help students identify the key points and reflect on what they have learnt provides advice on further reading pointing students towards sources for more detailed study now includes additional self-test questions for students at the end of each chapter to enable them to consolidate and practice at regular intervals.