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Title

Frustration and force majeure / by Sir Guenter Treitel.

Author

Treitel, G. H.

Publication

London : Thomson/Sweet & Maxwell, 2004.

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Description

lxxxii, 673 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

This is an invaluable guide to those who need both to write and to apply force majeure clauses.

Subject

• Discharge of contracts > England
• Impossibility of performance > England
• Vis major (Civil law) > England

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction -- I. Two conflicting principles -- II. No theory of impossibility -- III. Strict contractual liability -- IV. Contractual liability based on fault -- V. Supervening and antecedent events: frustration and mistake -- Chapter 2: Development -- I. The doctrine of Paradine v Jane -- II. Early qualifications of the doctrine of absolute contracts -- III. Taylor v Caldwell and loss allocation -- IV. Trends affecting the development of the doctrine -- V. Discharge of both parties -- VI. "Frustration": a note on terminology -- Chapter 3: Impossibility in general: destruction of subject-matter -- I. Introduction -- II. Objective and subjective impossibility -- III. Destruction of the subject-matter -- IV. Total destruction, partial destruction -- V. Discharge and rules governing risk -- Chapter 4: Other types of impossibility -- I. Introduction -- II. Unavailability of the subject-matter -- III. Destruction or unavailability of a thing essential for performance --^
• IV. Death or unavailability of a particular person -- V. Unavailability of a particular source -- VI. Method of performance impossible -- VII. Result achieved by other means -- Chapter 5: Partial and temporary impossibility -- I. Partial impossibility in general -- II. Partial failure in a source of supply -- III. Temporary impossibility in general -- IV. Time of the essence -- V. Length and effects of delay -- VI. Other legal effects of temporary impossibility -- Chapter 6: Impracticability -- I. Impacticability distinguished from impossibility -- II. Impracticability as a ground of discharge in American law -- III. Impracticability in English law -- IV. Vienna Convention -- Chapter 7: Frustration of purpose -- I. Introduction -- II. Illustrations of the doctrine -- III. Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Illegality -- I. Introduction: basis of discharge -- II. Trading with the enemy -- III. Other supervening prohibitions -- IV. Supervening and antecedent prohibitions --^
• V. Extent of interference with performance -- VI. Qualified prohibition -- VII. Foreign prohibition -- VIII. Supervening illegality and express contractual provisions -- Chapter 9: Prospective frustration -- I. Whether contract discharged -- II. Time of discharge -- Chapter 10: Alternatives -- I. General rule -- II. Exceptions -- III. Effect of selection -- IV. Evaluation -- Chapter 11: Leases of land -- I. Introduction -- II. Arguments formerly excluding the doctrine of discharge -- III. Factors restricting scope of doctrine of discharge -- IV. The authorities -- V. Agreements for leases -- VI. Discharge of particular covenants in leases -- Chapter 12: Contractual provisions for supervening events -- I. Provisions excluding frustration -- II. Provisions for non-frustrating events -- Chapter 13: Foreseen and foreseeable events -- I. Relation to purposes of the doctrine -- II. Apparently conflicting authorities -- III. Legislative analogies -- Chapter 14: Self-induced frustration --^
• I. Fault as excluding discharge -- II. Prior breach of contract -- III. Omissions -- IV. Self-inflicted personal incapacity -- V. Imprisoned employees -- VI. Choosing between contracts -- VII. Burden of proof -- Chapter 15: Effects of frustration -- I. Introduction -- II. Automatic discharge -- III. Total discharge -- IV. Prospective operation of discharge -- V. Mitigations of the principles of automatic and total discharge -- VI. Problems of one-sided or partial performance -- Chapter 16: Nature of the doctrine -- I. Fact or law? -- II. Theories of frustration -- Index.

ISBN

0421778202

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library