Some Landmarks of Twentieth Century Contract Law

Some Landmarks of Twentieth Century Contract Law by Guenter Treitel

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.

Review from other book by this author 'This is a book of impressive scope..and it is of the highest quality' * Ewen McKendrick, ICLQ *
'a major new work by one of the most distinguished academic writers on the law of contract in the English speaking world...a book of true scholarship which will be an invaluable aid to all lawyers who have to grapple with fundamental legal issues in regard to remedies for breach of contract' * Johan Steyn, Law Quarterly Review *
'a masterly and weighty survey of an important topic' * Tony Weir, Cambridge Law Journal *

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.

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ISBN 13	9780199255757
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Title	Some Landmarks of Twentieth Century Contract Law
Author	Guenter Treitel
Series	Clarendon Law Lectures
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2002-03-21
Number of pages	164
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