Contract Formation and Parties /
edited by Andrew Burrows and Edwin Peel
- United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2010.
- xxviii, 258p.; 24cm.
- Oxford-Norton Rose Law Colloquium series. .
A. INTRODUCTION 1. Overview B. FORMATION 2. Letters of Intent 3. Agreements to Negotiate in Good Faith 4. Offer and Acceptance in the Electronic Age 5. A Bird in the Hand: Consideration and Contract Modifications 6. Promissory Estoppel and Debts 7. Liability in Tort for Pre-Contractual Non-Disclosure 8. Liability in Unjust Enrichment where a Contract Fails to Materialize C. PARTIES 9. Problems in Assignment Law: Not Yet Out of the Wood? 10. Agency Law for Muggles: Why There is no Magic in Agency 11. A Review of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 Index
"Contract Formation and Parties presents a collection of current thinking on the central themes of contract formation and parties. The eighth volume in the Oxford-Norton Rose Law series the chapters originate from papers presented at the colloquium held in September 2009. The Oxford-Norton Rose Law colloquia bring together practitioners and academics to examine and discuss an area of commercial law central to both communities." -- Publisher's information. ( Source: WorldCat)