Preface |
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List of contributors |
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Table of cases |
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Table of statutes |
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Table of statutory instruments |
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Chapter 1 Keeping Commercial Law Up To Date |
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1.2 The dynamic nature of the common law |
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1.3.1 The need for expertise |
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1.3.2 The necessity of excellent appointments to the judiciary |
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1.3.3 The necessity of being at the forefront of change |
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1.3.4 Ways of being at the forefront of change |
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6 | (2) |
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1.4.1 The use of assessors |
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1.4.2 The failure to adopt the use of assessors |
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9 | (1) |
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1.5 Procedural innovation |
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1.5.1 The importance of procedure |
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1.5.2 The need for public decisions developing the law |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Examining English Contract Law In The Light Of Brexit-An End To The European Dream? |
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14 | (19) |
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14 | (1) |
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2.2 The Consumer Rights Act 2015-bringing EU directives into the heart of consumer law |
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15 | (7) |
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2.3 Applying English contract law post-Brexit: contracts for the supply of digital content |
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22 | (2) |
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2.4 Comparing the CRA with the proposed DCD-how different? |
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24 | (6) |
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2.4.1 The scope of the instrument |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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2.4.3 The test of conformity and burden of proof |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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2.5 Problems pre-and post-Brexit for contracts for the sale of digital content? |
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30 | (1) |
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2.6 Conclusions: examining English contract law in the light of Brexit |
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Chapter 3 From The 2004 Communication On European Contract To The 2015 Draft Directive On The Supply Of Digital Content: Harmonisation, Unification Or Transformation Of EU Private Law? |
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33 | (17) |
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33 | (1) |
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3.2 Context: Europeanisation and fragmentation |
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33 | (3) |
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3.3 Antecedents to the 2004 Communication on European Contract law |
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3.3.1 2001 Communication on European Contract law |
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36 | (1) |
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3.4 The 2004 Communication |
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37 | (2) |
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3.6 2010 (Draft) Common Frame of Reference and optional instrument |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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3.8 2014: CESL withdrawal |
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41 | (1) |
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3.9 Consolidating harmonisation: Consumer Rights Directive (CRD) |
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41 | (1) |
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3.10 Targeted harmonisation: 2015 Digital Single Market package |
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42 | (3) |
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3.10.1 Draft Directive on the supply of Digital Content and Services (DCD) |
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3.10.2 Draft Directive on contracts for the online and distance sales of goods (OSD) |
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44 | (1) |
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3.11.1 Insufficient consumer protection |
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45 | (1) |
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3.11.3 Clarification of contract issues |
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46 | (1) |
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3.12 2017 Council position on the Draft Directives |
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47 | (1) |
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3.13 Implications of Brexit |
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47 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Harmonization And Contract In A Globalized World |
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50 | (16) |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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4.4 Relational contract theory |
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57 | (6) |
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4.4.1 Preservation of the relation |
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59 | (2) |
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4.4.2 Satisfying performance expectations |
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4.4.3 Substantial fairness |
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61 | (2) |
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4.4.4 Harmonization with the social matrix |
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4.5 The inadequacies of the uniform laws approach |
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63 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Integrating Remedies For Misrepresentation: Co-Ordinating A Coherent And Principled Framework |
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66 | (24) |
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5.2 The crucible of misrepresentation |
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68 | (2) |
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5.3 Damages for misrepresentation |
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5.3.1 Fraudulent misrepresentation |
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5.3.2 Negligent misrepresentation |
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5.4 Rescission for misrepresentation |
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77 | (1) |
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5.5 The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive |
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78 | (1) |
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5.5.2 Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 |
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79 | (1) |
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5.5.3 Private redress for unfair commercial practices |
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79 | (1) |
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5.5.4 Reform-Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 |
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80 | (3) |
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5.5.5 The remedy of unwinding under the CPUTR 2008 |
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5.5.6 Contrast with the right(s) of rejection under the CRA in contracts for the supply of goods |
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83 | (3) |
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5.5.7 The remedy of a discount under the CPUTR 2008 |
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86 | (1) |
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5.5.8 Reduction in price under CRA 2015 |
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87 | (1) |
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5.5.9 The remedy of damages under the CPUTR 2008 and the CRA 2015 |
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Chapter 6 The Contract Formation Under The Caveat Emptor Rule: Assessing Its Utility |
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90 | (16) |
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90 | (1) |
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6.2 The caveat emptor rule |
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91 | (2) |
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6.3 Caveat emptor and laissez faire |
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93 | (3) |
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6.4 The market rationale of caveat emptor |
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96 | (3) |
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6.5 The moral setting of caveat emptor |
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99 | (2) |
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6.6 Exceptions to the caveat emptor rule |
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101 | (2) |
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6.7 Caveat emptor, Coase and transaction costs |
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103 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Consideration In The Modification Of Contracts |
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106 | (15) |
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106 | (1) |
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7.2 Williams v Roffey-the pre-existing duty rule |
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107 | (2) |
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7.3 Re Selectmove Ltd-the part payment of debt rule |
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109 | (2) |
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7.4 Collier v Wright-promissory estoppel |
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111 | (2) |
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7.5 MWB v Rock Advertising-practical benefit applied to part payment |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (6) |
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7.6.1 Should consideration be abolished for contractual modifications? |
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115 | (1) |
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7.6.2 The problem of opportunism |
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116 | (1) |
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7.6.3 Should there be different rules for the pre-existing duty and part payment of debt scenarios? |
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117 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Unilateral modified contract? |
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118 | (1) |
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7.6.5 Promissory estoppel |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
Chapter 8 Estoppel And Promises: The Importance Of Coherence, Rationalisation, And Adhering To Basic Principles |
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8.2 The origin of the promise principle |
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122 | (2) |
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8.2.1 Understanding estoppel generally |
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122 | (1) |
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8.2.2 The promise principle's association with rights in land |
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123 | (1) |
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8.3 Locating the promise principle within an estoppel taxonomy |
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124 | (12) |
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8.3.1 Walton Stores v Maher |
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124 | (3) |
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8.3.2 Does Waltons Stores provide the path for English law? |
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127 | (2) |
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8.3.3 Rationalisation through taxonomy |
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129 | (3) |
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8.3.4 What does this mean for English law? |
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132 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 Privity Of Contract: Statutory Developments |
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137 | (20) |
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137 | (2) |
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9.2 Outline of the operation of the 1999 Act |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (5) |
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9.3.1 Significance of privity for insurance |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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9.3.4 Subrogation immunity |
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144 | (2) |
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9.4 Other commercial contracts |
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146 | (8) |
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9.4.1 Application: general considerations |
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146 | (2) |
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9.4.2 Test of enforcement |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (5) |
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154 | (2) |
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9.5.1 Arbitration clauses |
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154 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Choice of law and choice of jurisdiction |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
Chapter 10 Recent Developments In Illegal Contracts |
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157 | (7) |
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157 | (3) |
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160 | (4) |
Chapter 11 Restraint Of Trade Doctrine: A Traditional Tool Fit For The Modern Economy? |
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164 | (14) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (3) |
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11.2.1 "Restraint of trade" |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (6) |
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11.3.1 Reasonable inter partes |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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11.3.3 Individual is not an employee |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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11.5 Image rights representation contract |
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175 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 The Intractable Problems Of Illegality And Public Policy In The Law Of Contract- A Comparative Perspective |
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178 | (57) |
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178 | (3) |
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12.2 Taming the unruly horse |
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181 | (2) |
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12.3 Public policy and statutory illegality |
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183 | (1) |
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12.4 Illegality and public policy at common law |
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184 | (10) |
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12.5 The recovery of benefits conferred under an illegal contract (restitution) |
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194 | (9) |
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194 | (1) |
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12.5.2 Recovery where the parties are not in pari delicto |
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194 | (2) |
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12.5.3 Independent cause of action |
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196 | (6) |
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12.5.4 The locus poenitentiae doctrine/the doctrine of repentance or timely repudiation |
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202 | (1) |
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12.6 Illegality and public policy in England after Patel v Mirza |
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203 | (19) |
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12.6.1 The decision in Patel v Mirza |
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203 | (19) |
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12.7 The positions in Singapore and England compared |
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222 | (7) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (4) |
Chapter 13 Director Financial Liability Standards: Opportunism And Deterrence |
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235 | (18) |
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235 | (2) |
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13.2 Director liability rules |
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237 | (3) |
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13.3 Agency problems and the case for liability rules |
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240 | (2) |
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13.4 Changing directors behaviour through liability rules |
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242 | (1) |
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13.5 The director liability: deterrent effects and rules v standards |
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243 | (2) |
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13.6 Liability standards: West Mercia |
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13.7 Creditors' risk: divergent incentives and ownership pattern |
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246 | (2) |
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13.8 Shaping liability standards |
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248 | (1) |
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13.9 Disqualification compensation and the unfitness standard |
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249 | (2) |
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