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Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract

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Charles Mitchell, Paul Mitchell

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Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract (2008) is a book by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in English contract law.

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The cases discussed are,

  • Coggs v Barnard (1703) on bailment
  • Pillans v Van Mierop (1765) on the doctrine of consideration
  • Carter v Boehm (1766) on good faith
  • Da Costa v Jones (1778)
  • Hochster v De La Tour (1853) on anticipatory breach
  • Smith v Hughes (1871) on unilateral mistake and the objective approach to interpretation of contracts
  • Foakes v Beer (1884) on part payments of debt (with a notable dissenting opinion by Lord Blackburn)
  • The Hong Kong Fir (1961) on innominate terms, allowing the court remedial flexibility
  • Suisse Atlantique Societe d'Armament SA v NV Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale (1966)
  • Rearden Smith Lines Ltd v Yngvar Hansen Tangan or The Diana Prosperity (1976) 1 WLR 989 on a contextual approach to contractual interpretation
  • Johnson v Agnew (1979) that damages are to be assessed on the date when a breach can reasonably be discovered

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