Contract LawPub Date : 2019-05-16DOI: 10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0012
T. Arvind
{"title":"12. The limits of hard bargaining","authors":"T. Arvind","doi":"10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0012","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines how English law sets limits to hard bargaining through the application of the doctrines of duress and undue influence. It first considers the problem of coercion in contractual transactions and how the doctrine of duress deals with coercion through the use of threats. It then discusses three key elements of duress: the impact of the pressure on the person who was subject to it, the need to prove illegitimacy, and the pressure must induce the decision to contract. It also describes remedies for duress and proceeds with an analysis of the scope and nature of undue influence, the elements of actual undue influence, presumed undue influence, remedies for undue influence, and specific issues that arise in relation to undue influence where third parties are involved. The chapter concludes with an overview of the regulation of aggressive practices.","PeriodicalId":207231,"journal":{"name":"Contract Law","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115576140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contract LawPub Date : 2019-05-16DOI: 10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0015
T. Arvind
{"title":"15. Breach of contract","authors":"T. Arvind","doi":"10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0015","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines how English law defines breach of contract and what the immediate effect of breach is on the validity of the contract, along with the obligations of the parties under the contract. It first considers the core principles underlying the law’s approach to defining breach before explaining how the courts assess performance and the consequences of breach, with particular emphasis on cases involving repudiation. It then discusses three types or classes of contractual terms: conditions, warranties, and innominate terms. It also looks at how the law deals with situations of anticipatory breach and concludes with an analysis of the scope and limits of the right of a party to terminate the contract following a repudiatory breach by the other party.","PeriodicalId":207231,"journal":{"name":"Contract Law","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127087178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contract LawPub Date : 2019-05-16DOI: 10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0014
T. Arvind
{"title":"14. Protecting the public interest","authors":"T. Arvind","doi":"10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0014","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines how English law deals with contracts against the public interest under the doctrine of illegality. The doctrine of illegality reflects a broader principle that applies across private law, that legal actions cannot be founded on illegal acts. In contract law, its implication is that contracts contrary to law or public policy are void. The chapter first considers the problem of illegal behaviour in contracting before discussing the rule-based approach to illegality and its limits. It then reviews the Supreme Court decision in Patel v Mirza and how it gave rise to the ‘range of factors’ approach to illegality. It also looks at criteria that make a contract illegal, including cases where the illegality consisted of criminal and civil wrongs. The chapter concludes with an overview of other types of illegality, such as the ‘injurious to good government’ ground and restraint of trade.","PeriodicalId":207231,"journal":{"name":"Contract Law","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134217271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contract LawPub Date : 2019-05-16DOI: 10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0002
T. Arvind
{"title":"2. Bargaining and agreeing","authors":"T. Arvind","doi":"10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/HE/9780198829263.003.0002","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter focuses on agreement between parties as a requirement in the formation of a contract. Agreement is said to be reached when one party (the ‘offeree’) makes an offer to another proposing certain terms by which he intends to be bound, which that other party accepts as made. An agreement will only be taken to have been reached if the acceptance perfectly mirrors the offer. This chapter first examines the relatively straightforward situation of a seller and buyer bargaining over a prospective sale. It explains the distinction between an offer, an invitation to treat, and a counter-offer, as well as the importance of communicating acceptance and applicability of the postal rule to modern forms of communication. It also considers how the principles of offer and acceptance translate to other forms of contracting. The chapter covers the most influential and important cases in the subject area.","PeriodicalId":207231,"journal":{"name":"Contract Law","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117100982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contract LawPub Date : 2018-06-27DOI: 10.4324/9781315678283-2
T. Hough, Ewan Kirk
{"title":"Formation of a contract","authors":"T. Hough, Ewan Kirk","doi":"10.4324/9781315678283-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315678283-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207231,"journal":{"name":"Contract Law","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114784345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}