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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
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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
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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
