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Publibsyh ed EdwaErldgP aurb liLsihmiintge d TheL ypiatts 15L ansdRoowand Cheltenham GloGsL S2OJ A UK EdwaErldgP aurb liIsnhci.n g, WillPiraaHmto tu se 9D ewey Court Northampton Massac0h1u0s6e0t ts USA Ac atarloegcfuooertr dhb ioso k iasv aifrloamtb hlBeer iLtiibsrha [y LibroafCr oyn gCroenstsNr uomlb e2r0:1 4938838 MIX Papferro m responssolubrlcee s FS�C 031056 ISBN9 7187 83845770( cased) ISBN9 7187 838457l2( paperback) ISBN9 7l87 83845741 ( eBook) TypebsySe etr Fviilsm sLettSdtt,io ncgk Cphoersth,i re Prinatnbedod u innGd r eBarti tbaTyi.InJn .t ernLattdi,o nPaald stow Contiennb trsi ef Contiefnnu tlsl vii Liosbfto xes xi Preface xii Howt uos tehb ioso k XIV xvi Liosaftb breviations Tabolcfea ses xviii Tabollfee gisalniadnt tieornn ational instrumxexnit s PARTI CONTRACTS 1 Introduction 3 2 Sourocfceo sn tlraawc t 16 PAR2T THEF ORMATIOONF A CONTRACT 3 Offearn adc ceptance 41 4 Thien tetnoct rieolanget arele lations 63 S Legcaalp aocfti htpeya rties 91 6 Formalities 101 PART3T HECONTENTSTOHFECONTRACT 7 Thpea ratgyr eeneItmn:t erparnegdta afpti ilolni ng 121 8 Thper inocfgi opolfdea iatnphdo liucnifncagoi nrt ract 1t3e6r ms PAR4T VITAITINFGA COTRS 9 Defeocfct osn saennmdti srepresentation 159 10 Prohicbointterda cts 177 vi ·C ontrlaacwt PAR5T CONTRACTURAELM EDIES 11 Performance 193 12 Damagfoersn on-performance 209 13 Terminoaftt hiceoo nn tract 229 Gloys sar 243 Index 255 Contiefnnut lsl xi Liosbfto xes xii Preface xiv Howto ustehb ioso k Liosaftb breviations XVI xviii Tabolcfea ses xxi Tabollfeeg islaanitdni toenr niantsitornuamle nts PAR1T CONTRACTS 1 Intdruoction 3 Whyc ontlraawc?t 3 Typoefcso ntracts 4 Contlraaawcps ta orfpt r ielv aawt 7 Maipnr incoifcp olnetslr aawc t 9 14 Topfoircr se view 14 Furtrheeard ing 2 Sourocfce osn tlraawc t 16 The paargtrye ement 17 Officsioaulr ces 18 Natiloanwa l 18 Europleaawn 27 Suparnatliaown al 32 Inforrmluaels 33 Topfoircr se view 36 Furtrheeard ing 36 PAR2T THEF ORMATIOOFNA C ONTRACT 3 Offearn adc pcteance 41 Whaitas n o ffer? 43 Caann o ffebrer evoked? 51 Howl ondgo etsho eff elra st? 53 Whaatr tehr ee quirtehmtaehtnae tc sc epmtuasnmtce ee t? 55 Whaitts h tei moefc oncloufts hiceoo nn tract? 58 viii· Contrlaacwt Topifocrrs e view 62 Furtrheeard ing 62 4 Thien tenttoci rotenela egraell ations 63 Whaitts h e inottfeh npeta irotTnih eeo sb?j ecatpipvreot aoc h agreement 64 Thet eosfet a rneisnpt rnoebslse cmaasteisc 70 causa Considearnadt ion 77 Topifocrrs e view 89 Furtrheeard ing 89 5 Legcaalp aocfti htpeya rties 91 Minors 92 Adulitnns e eodpf r otection 96 100 Topifocrrs e view Furtrheeard ing 100 6 101 Formalities Reasfoornfo sr malities 102 Typoeffos r malities 103 Whatty poefw ritiirsne gq uiOrnie ndt?e srhnoeptp ing 111 Sanctiiafco onnst lraactckhtrse e qufoirrme d 115 Topifocrrs e view 117 Furtrheeard ing 117 PART3T HECONTENTSOFTHECONTRACT 7 Thpea ratgyrm eeenItn:t erpraentgdaa tfipil olni ng 121 Interproetft hpaeat riatogynr eement 123 Adh ogca fpi lling 130 Gafipl ltihnrgo duegfahur lutl es 132 Topifocrrs e view 135 Furtrheeard ing 135 8 Thper incoifgp olofaedi tahn pdo liucnifancigor n tract terms 136 Thep rinocfgi opolfadei th 136 Poliucnifancigor n ttrearcmts 147 Topifocrrs e view 154 Furtrheeard ing 155 Conteinnft usl l • ix PAR4T VITIATFIANCGOT RS 9 Defeocfct osn saennmdti srepresentation 159 A.Mistake 160 B.Fraud 167 C.Threat 168 D.Undiunefl uence 169 E.Misrepresentation 172 Topfoircr se view 176 Furtrheeard ing 176 10P rohicbiotnetdr acts 177 A.W heinas c ontprraochti bited? 179 B.Thee ffeocaftp rohicbointterda ctoimf onreeoycr overy goods 186 Topfoircr se view 188 Furtrheeard ing 189 PAR5T CONTRACTUARLE MEDIES 11 Performance 193 A.CivliaPlwe :r formaastn hrceoe u trienmee dy 194 BE.nglliasSwhp: e cpiefircfo rmaasan nec xec eprteimoendayl 200 C.Unforecsierecnu mstances 202 D.Europperainn caintpdhl een ssC uomSearlD erise ctive 205 Topfoircr se view 208 Furtrheeard ing 208 12 Damagfoerns o ne-rpformance 209 A.Attribouftth anebo inl-ipteyr formance 211 B.Typoedfsa maagnetdsh m ee chaondfia cmsa ge claims 215 C.Limitoacftl iaoindmsai mnagg es 221 D.Damagcelsa uses 225 Topfoircr se view 227 Furtrheeard ing 227 13 Terminoaftt hiceoo nn tract 229 A.Wheints e rmianlaltoiwoend ? 230 B.Them echaonfti ecrsm ination 235 C.Anticibpraetaocrhy 236 D.Theeff eocftt e rmination 237 EW.i thhopledrifnnogcr ema 240 x C·o ntrlaacwt Topicfosrr eview 242 Furtrheeard ing 242 Gloys sar 243 Index 255 Boxes Contraantcdht eesc onomy 1.1 5 Thgea rmienndtu ssutprcpyhl ayAi c na:s coacfdo en tracts 1.2 8 Thceo ntarjsau crti adcitc al 1.3 9 1.4 FroRmo matnom odelranPw a:c stuasn etr vanda 12 Regulcaotnetdr acts 1.5 13 Legal faCmiivlliailwe s: 2.1 25 RecodifiinCc eanttairnoEadnal s tEeurrno pe 2.2 27 2.3 28 Legfaamli lCioemsm:ol na w EUd irecotnci ovnetlsra awc t 2.4 30 EUp oliinciyt ioanEt uirvoepcseo anntl raaTwcow:ta rad s 2.5 Europceoanntc roadcet? 31 Islacmoinctl raawc t 2.6 35 3.1Th ree laitmipvoer ottfah noecff eea rna dc cepmtoadnecle 42 3.2Fr otmhC ea rbSomloiBkcae tl otl h Heo overfi flasicgoh t4s8 Batottflh efoe r ms 3.3 57 DisseDnisffeuenswrt:a ytso waasr idmsri elsaurl t 4.1 66 4.2 Thbea soifcs o ncttrulaaila bWiilleilxt,py r:e asnsrdie olni ance 69 BalfovBu arl fAoV uirc:t voirieoawmfn a rrainaadg efe minist 4.3 critique 76 Civlianlwo taanrndyo taryA w pourbolldfdii cff:e rence 6.1 105 Rigohfwt ist hdrawal 6.2 114 UnambicgluaouuCssle asuc:sl eaesit r epsr ecises 7.1 129 Ana lterenxaptliavfonerat thaiebo sne onfacg ee neral 8.1 prinocgfio polfadei itEhn nglilsahw 144 An eewr foarg oofda iintE hn glliaswh? 8.2 146 8.3 147 Thdeo ctorfiiu nsept ruemt ium 9.1Ter ms, repraensmdei nstraetpiroensse ntatio1n7s4 Shouasl udr rmoogtahteer choonotbdree a ncfotr ceable? 10.1 185 Howt oe nforpceerm foarnce? 11.1 196 Goitnocg o uorrnt o tR?e latcioonntarla cts 12.1 220 Efficiberneta ch 13.1 235 Ane xtra srtiagfothrtut htu eon rpya id seller? 13.2 239 Threi gohrfte tention 13.3 242