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Contract as assumption : essays on a theme / by Brian Coote ; edited and with a preface by Rick Bigwood
| Contract as assumption : essays on a theme / by Brian Coote ; edited and with a preface by Rick Bigwood |
| Autore | Coote Brian |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Disciplina | 346.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Contracts - Philosophy
Obligations (Law) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84731-749-9
1-4725-6073-6 1-282-80652-1 9786612806520 1-84731-578-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
; Introduction -- The essence of contract -- Consideration and benefit in fact and law -- Consideration and the variation of contracts : a different solution -- Consideration and the joint promisee -- The function of exception clauses -- The second rise and fall of fundamental breach -- Contract damages, Ruxley, and the performance interest -- The performance interest, Panatown, and the problem of loss -- Contract not trust : some questions about the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act from another perspective -- Assumption of responsibility and pure economic loss in New Zealand
1. Introduction -- 2. The Essence of Contract -- Introduction -- Textbook Definitions -- Contract Theories -- The Secret Paradox -- The Failure of Traditional Contract Theories -- The Reaction Against Classical Concepts of Contract -- The Need for a More Inclusive Theory -- A Suggested Solution to the 'Secret Paradox' -- The Essence of a Contract -- Some Consequences -- The Contemporary Near-Contracts -- Conclusion -- 3. Consideration and Benefit in Fact and in Law -- The Facts -- The Judgment -- The Meaning of the Decision -- An Explanation for the Decision -- Bilateral Contracts -- Unilateral Contracts -- Conclusion -- 4. Consideration and the Variation of Contracts: A Different Solution -- 5. Consideration and the Joint Promisee -- The Arguments for the Joint Promisee Principle -- Two Fallacies -- Joint Promisee as Promisor -- Unilateral Contracts -- Conclusion -- Addendum -- 6. The Function of Exception Clauses -- The Current Approach -- Are Exception Clauses Substantive or Procedural In Their Effect? -- Can the Parties to a Contract Create Rights Intended by Them to be Unenforceable? -- A Different Approach Suggested -- A Suggested Classification of Exception Clauses -- The Interpretation of Exception Clauses In Relation to Their Function -- Some Special Consequences of the Exception Form -- Conclusions -- Addendum -- 7. The Second Rise and Fall of Fundamental Breach -- Discharge for Breach and Deviation Distinguished -- The Function of Exception Clauses -- The Suisse Atlantique Case -- The Second Version of Fundamental Breach -- The Securicor Case -- The Significance of Securicor for the Future -- Conclusion -- 8. Contract Damages, Ruxley, and the Performance Interest -- The Ruxley case -- A Basic Ambiguity in Contract Damages -- Damages as Protection of the Performance Interest -- Other Protections of the Performance Interest -- Extending the Potential Inclusiveness of Performance Protection -- The Compensation Principle -- Reinstatement and Repair: Building Contracts -- Difference in Value in Building Cases -- Three Questions -- The Place of General Damages -- Summary and Conclusions -- Addendum: Two Recent Cases -- 9. The Performance Interest, Panatown, and the Problem of Loss -- The Arguments -- The Problem of Characterisation -- The Narrow Ground -- The Albazero Exception -- The Broad Ground -- Who Suffered the Loss? -- The Position Where Both Have Suffered Loss -- Conclusion -- 10. Contract not Trust: Some Questions About the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act from Another Perspective -- Contract or Not? -- A New Form of Contract? -- The Availability of Equitable Remedies -- Failure of Consideration -- Defences Available to the Promisee -- Conclusion -- 11. Assumption of Responsibility and Pure Economic Loss in New Zealand -- Assumption of Legal Liability in Tort -- Assumption of Non-Tort Obligation -- Assumption of a Task -- Conclusion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459056303321 |
Coote Brian
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| Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contract as assumption : essays on a theme / by Brian Coote ; edited and with a preface by Rick Bigwood
| Contract as assumption : essays on a theme / by Brian Coote ; edited and with a preface by Rick Bigwood |
| Autore | Coote Brian |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Disciplina | 346.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Contracts - Philosophy
Obligations (Law) |
| ISBN |
1-84731-749-9
1-4725-6073-6 1-282-80652-1 9786612806520 1-84731-578-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
; Introduction -- The essence of contract -- Consideration and benefit in fact and law -- Consideration and the variation of contracts : a different solution -- Consideration and the joint promisee -- The function of exception clauses -- The second rise and fall of fundamental breach -- Contract damages, Ruxley, and the performance interest -- The performance interest, Panatown, and the problem of loss -- Contract not trust : some questions about the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act from another perspective -- Assumption of responsibility and pure economic loss in New Zealand
1. Introduction -- 2. The Essence of Contract -- Introduction -- Textbook Definitions -- Contract Theories -- The Secret Paradox -- The Failure of Traditional Contract Theories -- The Reaction Against Classical Concepts of Contract -- The Need for a More Inclusive Theory -- A Suggested Solution to the 'Secret Paradox' -- The Essence of a Contract -- Some Consequences -- The Contemporary Near-Contracts -- Conclusion -- 3. Consideration and Benefit in Fact and in Law -- The Facts -- The Judgment -- The Meaning of the Decision -- An Explanation for the Decision -- Bilateral Contracts -- Unilateral Contracts -- Conclusion -- 4. Consideration and the Variation of Contracts: A Different Solution -- 5. Consideration and the Joint Promisee -- The Arguments for the Joint Promisee Principle -- Two Fallacies -- Joint Promisee as Promisor -- Unilateral Contracts -- Conclusion -- Addendum -- 6. The Function of Exception Clauses -- The Current Approach -- Are Exception Clauses Substantive or Procedural In Their Effect? -- Can the Parties to a Contract Create Rights Intended by Them to be Unenforceable? -- A Different Approach Suggested -- A Suggested Classification of Exception Clauses -- The Interpretation of Exception Clauses In Relation to Their Function -- Some Special Consequences of the Exception Form -- Conclusions -- Addendum -- 7. The Second Rise and Fall of Fundamental Breach -- Discharge for Breach and Deviation Distinguished -- The Function of Exception Clauses -- The Suisse Atlantique Case -- The Second Version of Fundamental Breach -- The Securicor Case -- The Significance of Securicor for the Future -- Conclusion -- 8. Contract Damages, Ruxley, and the Performance Interest -- The Ruxley case -- A Basic Ambiguity in Contract Damages -- Damages as Protection of the Performance Interest -- Other Protections of the Performance Interest -- Extending the Potential Inclusiveness of Performance Protection -- The Compensation Principle -- Reinstatement and Repair: Building Contracts -- Difference in Value in Building Cases -- Three Questions -- The Place of General Damages -- Summary and Conclusions -- Addendum: Two Recent Cases -- 9. The Performance Interest, Panatown, and the Problem of Loss -- The Arguments -- The Problem of Characterisation -- The Narrow Ground -- The Albazero Exception -- The Broad Ground -- Who Suffered the Loss? -- The Position Where Both Have Suffered Loss -- Conclusion -- 10. Contract not Trust: Some Questions About the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act from Another Perspective -- Contract or Not? -- A New Form of Contract? -- The Availability of Equitable Remedies -- Failure of Consideration -- Defences Available to the Promisee -- Conclusion -- 11. Assumption of Responsibility and Pure Economic Loss in New Zealand -- Assumption of Legal Liability in Tort -- Assumption of Non-Tort Obligation -- Assumption of a Task -- Conclusion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785113003321 |
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Coote Brian
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||
| Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Contract as assumption : essays on a theme / by Brian Coote ; edited and with a preface by Rick Bigwood
| Contract as assumption : essays on a theme / by Brian Coote ; edited and with a preface by Rick Bigwood |
| Autore | Coote Brian |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Disciplina | 346.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Contracts - Philosophy
Obligations (Law) |
| ISBN |
1-84731-749-9
1-4725-6073-6 1-282-80652-1 9786612806520 1-84731-578-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
; Introduction -- The essence of contract -- Consideration and benefit in fact and law -- Consideration and the variation of contracts : a different solution -- Consideration and the joint promisee -- The function of exception clauses -- The second rise and fall of fundamental breach -- Contract damages, Ruxley, and the performance interest -- The performance interest, Panatown, and the problem of loss -- Contract not trust : some questions about the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act from another perspective -- Assumption of responsibility and pure economic loss in New Zealand
1. Introduction -- 2. The Essence of Contract -- Introduction -- Textbook Definitions -- Contract Theories -- The Secret Paradox -- The Failure of Traditional Contract Theories -- The Reaction Against Classical Concepts of Contract -- The Need for a More Inclusive Theory -- A Suggested Solution to the 'Secret Paradox' -- The Essence of a Contract -- Some Consequences -- The Contemporary Near-Contracts -- Conclusion -- 3. Consideration and Benefit in Fact and in Law -- The Facts -- The Judgment -- The Meaning of the Decision -- An Explanation for the Decision -- Bilateral Contracts -- Unilateral Contracts -- Conclusion -- 4. Consideration and the Variation of Contracts: A Different Solution -- 5. Consideration and the Joint Promisee -- The Arguments for the Joint Promisee Principle -- Two Fallacies -- Joint Promisee as Promisor -- Unilateral Contracts -- Conclusion -- Addendum -- 6. The Function of Exception Clauses -- The Current Approach -- Are Exception Clauses Substantive or Procedural In Their Effect? -- Can the Parties to a Contract Create Rights Intended by Them to be Unenforceable? -- A Different Approach Suggested -- A Suggested Classification of Exception Clauses -- The Interpretation of Exception Clauses In Relation to Their Function -- Some Special Consequences of the Exception Form -- Conclusions -- Addendum -- 7. The Second Rise and Fall of Fundamental Breach -- Discharge for Breach and Deviation Distinguished -- The Function of Exception Clauses -- The Suisse Atlantique Case -- The Second Version of Fundamental Breach -- The Securicor Case -- The Significance of Securicor for the Future -- Conclusion -- 8. Contract Damages, Ruxley, and the Performance Interest -- The Ruxley case -- A Basic Ambiguity in Contract Damages -- Damages as Protection of the Performance Interest -- Other Protections of the Performance Interest -- Extending the Potential Inclusiveness of Performance Protection -- The Compensation Principle -- Reinstatement and Repair: Building Contracts -- Difference in Value in Building Cases -- Three Questions -- The Place of General Damages -- Summary and Conclusions -- Addendum: Two Recent Cases -- 9. The Performance Interest, Panatown, and the Problem of Loss -- The Arguments -- The Problem of Characterisation -- The Narrow Ground -- The Albazero Exception -- The Broad Ground -- Who Suffered the Loss? -- The Position Where Both Have Suffered Loss -- Conclusion -- 10. Contract not Trust: Some Questions About the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act from Another Perspective -- Contract or Not? -- A New Form of Contract? -- The Availability of Equitable Remedies -- Failure of Consideration -- Defences Available to the Promisee -- Conclusion -- 11. Assumption of Responsibility and Pure Economic Loss in New Zealand -- Assumption of Legal Liability in Tort -- Assumption of Non-Tort Obligation -- Assumption of a Task -- Conclusion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819190303321 |
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Coote Brian
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| Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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