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Title

• The law of contracts / S.M. Waddams.

Author

Waddams, S. M.

Publication

Toronto : Canada Law Book, c2010.

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Description

xv, 156, 20, 609 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Contracts
• Contracts > Canada

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION -- ch. 1 Introduction -- pt. II ENFORCEABILITY -- ch. 2 Bargains -- A. Introduction -- B. Mutual Assent: Offer and Acceptance -- C. Preliminary Negotiations -- 1. Price quotations -- 2. Auctions -- 3. Invitations for tenders -- 4. Open terms and incomplete agreements -- 5. Consent of third party -- 6. Quasi-criminal cases -- 7. Indefiniteness -- 8. Counter-offers and additional terms -- D. Unicorporated Associations -- E. Unsigned Writings -- 1. The ticket cases -- 2. The exchange of forms by correspondence -- 3. Criticisms of the existing law -- 4. Uniform Commercial Code, section 2-207 -- F. Misunderstandings -- G. Communication of Acceptance -- H. Problems of Correspondence -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Delay in transmission of the offer -- 3. Attempted revocation by offeror -- 4. Loss or delay -- 5. Overtaking communications -- 6. Jurisdictional problems -- 7. Instantaneous communications -- 8. Other communications -- I. Termination of Power of Acceptance -- 1. Lapse -- 2. Revocation -- 3. Rejection -- 4. Death -- J. The Exchange Element: Consideration -- 1. Value exchanged -- 2. Mutuality of promises -- 3. Charitable subscriptions -- 4. Firm offers -- 5. Compromises -- 6. Pre-existing duty -- ch. 3 Intention -- A. The Objective Principle of Contract Formation -- B. Implied Terms -- C. Intention to Create Legal Relations -- 1. Promises binding in honour only -- 2. Comfort letters -- 3. Social engagements and jests -- 4. Family agreements -- 5. Government contracts -- 6. Business promotions and lotteries -- 7. Non-justiciable agreements -- ch. 4 Unilateral Contracts -- ch. 5 Non-Bargain Promises -- A. Sealed Contracts -- B. Nominal Consideration -- C. Past Consideration -- D. Subsequent Reliance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Promises to give interests in land -- 3. Gratuitous undertakings negligently prosecuted -- 4. Estoppel and waiver -- 5. Negligent misstatement in tort -- 6. Related problems -- ch. 6 Statute of Frauds -- A. The Purpose of the Statute -- B. Interpretation of the Statute -- 1. Guarantees -- 2. Contracts not to be performed in a year -- 3. The memorandum in writing: form and contents -- C. Part Performance -- D. Restitution -- E. Rectification -- F. Trusts -- G. Variation and Estoppel -- H. Future Developments -- pt. III CONTRACTS AND THIRD PARTIES -- ch. 7 Agency -- ch. 8 Assignment -- ch. 9 Third Party Beneficiaries -- ch. 10 Mistake and Third Parties -- A. Mistake of Identity -- B. Documents Mistakenly Signed -- pt. IV EXCUSES FOR NON-PERFORMANCE -- ch. 11 Mistake as to Contractual Terms -- A. Introduction -- B. Written Documents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Parol Evidence Rule -- 3. Merger -- 4. Subsequent events -- 5. Authority of agents -- 6. Interpretation -- 7. Rectification -- 8. Misrepresentations and collateral statements -- 9. Inequality of bargaining power -- 10. Agreement to verbal formula -- 11. Alteration of documents -- ch. 12 Mistake in Assumptions -- A. Introduction -- B. Unexpected Changes in Future Events: Impossibility and Frustration -- 1. Mistake and frustration -- 2. The basis of relief -- 3. Availability of relief -- 4. Allocation of risk -- 5. Partial relief -- C. Mistake as to Existing Facts -- 1. Availability of relief -- 2. Mistake of law -- 3. Allocation of risk -- 4. Mutual mistake -- 5. Mistake in offers -- D. Restitution and Reliance -- ch. 13 Misrepresentations -- A. Mistake and Warranty -- B. Misrepresentation and Promise -- C. Fraudulent Misrepresentation -- D. Innocent Misrepresentation -- E. Negligent Misstatements -- F. Collateral Contracts -- G. Silence, Misrepresentation and Good Faith -- ch. 14 Unconscionability -- A. Introduction -- B. Forfeitures -- C. Penalties -- D. Deposits -- E. Clauses Limiting Liability -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Judicial control -- 3. Legislative control -- (a). United Kingdom -- (b). Canadian provincial legislation -- F. Incorporation of Documents -- G. Documents and Consent -- H. Interpretation and Good Faith -- I. Duress -- J. Inequality of Bargaining Power -- 1. Expectant heirs -- 2. Protection of weaker parties -- 3. Undue influence -- 4. Fiduciary relationships -- K. Withholding Discretionary Remedies -- 1. Damages -- 2. Specific enforcement -- 3. Costs -- L. Consideration -- M. Restraint of Trade -- N. Legislation -- O. A General Principle -- 1. Criteria of relief -- 2. Bars to relief -- 3. Remedies -- ch. 15 Public Policy -- A. Introduction -- B. Common Law Illegality -- C. Statutory Illegality -- D. Restitution of Benefits Transferred -- E. Severance -- ch. 16 Non-Performance and Breach -- A. What Amounts to Performance -- B. Termination for Breach -- 1. Substantial non-performance -- 2. Conditions and warranties -- 3. Time problems -- 4. Duty to warn before terminating -- 5. Recovery of benefits transferred -- a. Recovery by the party not in breach -- b. Recovery by the party in breach -- c. Restitution -- 6. Waiver of conditions -- a. When waiver possible -- b. Retraction of waiver -- C. Anticipatory Repudiation -- pt. V CAPACITY -- ch. 17 Government Contracts -- A. The Crown -- 1. Petition of right -- 2. Administrative approval -- 3. Legislative and executive role of Crown -- 4. Parliamentary appropriation of funds -- 5. Agency -- 6. Executive discretion -- 7. Estoppel -- B. Municpalities -- ch. 18 Minors -- ch. 19 Mental Incompetence -- pt. VI REMEDIES -- ch. 20 Specific Enforcement -- A. Introduction -- B. Specific Performance -- 1. Adequacy of money award -- 2. Mutuality -- 3. Necessity of supervision -- 4. Sale of goods and shares -- 5. Personal services -- C. Injunctions -- D. Specific Enforcement Combined with Money Award -- E. Discretionary Defences -- F. Impossibility -- G. Contractual Control over Specific Remedies -- H. d Future Development -- ch. 21 Damages -- A. Introduction -- B. Date for Assessment of Damages -- C. Obligations in Foreign Currency -- D. Reliance Measure -- E. Vendor's Failure to Make Title to Land -- F. Restitution -- G. Double Compensation -- H. Uncertainty -- I. Remoteness -- J. Punitive Damages -- K. Intangible Injuries -- L. Avoidable Loss -- M. Contributory Negligence -- N. Contribution Among Wrongdoers.

ISBN

9780888045034

OCLC

657202406

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library