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Mistakes in Contract Law
Catharine Macmillan
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Description for Mistakes in Contract Law
Hardcover. This book explains the common law doctrine through an examination of the historical development of the doctrine in English law. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LNCJ; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 678.
It is a matter of some difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of a misapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine of mistake is a confused one, with contradictory theoretical underpinnings and seemingly irreconcilable cases. This book explains the common law doctrine through an examination of the historical development of the doctrine in English law. Beginning with an overview of contractual mistakes in Roman law, the book examines how theories of mistake were received at various points into English contract law from Roman and civil law sources. These transplants, made for pragmatic rather ... Read more
It is a matter of some difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of a misapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine of mistake is a confused one, with contradictory theoretical underpinnings and seemingly irreconcilable cases. This book explains the common law doctrine through an examination of the historical development of the doctrine in English law. Beginning with an overview of contractual mistakes in Roman law, the book examines how theories of mistake were received at various points into English contract law from Roman and civil law sources. These transplants, made for pragmatic rather ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841135076
SKU
V9781841135076
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99-10
About Catharine Macmillan
Catharine MacMillan is a Professor of Law and Legal History at the University of Reading.
Reviews for Mistakes in Contract Law
MacMillan has produced a stimulating and, at times refreshing account of mistake [which] will be of interest to any modern lawyers and law students curious to know what caused all the confusion in the first place. Warren Swain The Edinburgh Law Review Volume 15, Issue 2, May 2011 ...a fascinating insight into the background of current difficulties for anyone interested ... Read more