Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract
2008 legal book
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Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract (2008) is a book by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in English contract law.
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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Publication date | 30 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 9781841137599 |
Content
The cases discussed are,
- Coggs v Barnard (1703) on bailment
- Pillans v Van Mierop (1765) on the doctrine of consideration
- Carter v Boehm (1766) on good faith
- Da Costa v Jones (1778)
- Hochster v De La Tour (1853) on anticipatory breach
- Smith v Hughes (1871) on unilateral mistake and the objective approach to interpretation of contracts
- Foakes v Beer[1] (1884) on part payments of debt (with a notable dissenting opinion by Lord Blackburn)
- The Hong Kong Fir (1961) on innominate terms, allowing the court remedial flexibility
- Suisse Atlantique Societe d'Armament SA v NV Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale (1966)
- Rearden Smith Lines Ltd v Yngvar Hansen Tangan or The Diana Prosperity (1976) 1 WLR 989 on a contextual approach to contractual interpretation
- Johnson v Agnew (1979) that damages are to be assessed on the date when a breach can reasonably be discovered neither any cost
Reception
The book received reviews from publications including the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies,[2] The Journal of Legal History,[3] Revue trimestrielle de droit civil,[4] and the Australian Banking and Finance Law Bulletin.[5]
See also
- Landmark case
- Restitution in English law
- Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution (2006) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell
- Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort (2010) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell
- Landmark Cases in Family Law (2011) by Stephen Gilmore, Jonathan Herring and Rebecca Probert
- Landmark Cases in Equity (2012) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell (6 Jul 2012)