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Some landmarks of twentieth century contract law

Name: Some landmarks of twentieth century contract law
Author: G. H. Treitel

G. H. Treitel

21 March 2002

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Book Synopsis

This book contains a slightly expanded version of the Clarendon Lectures in Law given in Oxford in 2001. It deals with major contributions made by the English Courts in the Twentieth Century to three important areas of English contract law. The first is the variation of contracts by subsequent agreement, where developments in the doctrines of consideration and estoppel are discussed in the light of Williams v Roffey Bros and Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd and the High Trees case. The second is the battle over privity of contract, discussed mainly in the light of the Midlands Silicone case and Beswick v Beswick; much of this discussion retains its practical importance even after the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. The third is the development of different types of contractual terms: starting with the distinction between 'conditions' and 'warranties', this discussion traces the development of 'intermediate' or 'innominate' terms in the light of the Hong Kong Fir case and later authorities; it also considers the development and continuing significance of the concept of the 'fundamental' term.

About The Author

Professor Guenter Treitel, DCL, FBA, QC, retired as Vinerian Professor of English Law in 1997, and has been awarded a knighthood for services to law. Professor Treitel has been a Fellow of All Souls College since 1979. He was previously a Fellow of Magdalen College from 1954 to 1979.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780199255757
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, (21 March 2002)
Number of Pages: 141
Weight: 325 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 224 x 145 x 17 mm
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Categories:: Contract European