Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract
Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract is a book by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, which outlines the key cases in English contract law.
Content
The cases discussed are,- Coggs v Barnard on bailment
- Pillans v Van Mierop on the doctrine of consideration
- Carter v Boehm on good faith
- Da Costa v Jones
- Hochster v De La Tour on anticipatory breach
- Smith v Hughes on unilateral mistake and the objective approach to interpretation of contracts
- Foakes v Beer on part payments of debt
- The Hong Kong Fir on innominate terms, allowing the court remedial flexibility
- Suisse Atlantique Societe d'Armament SA v NV Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale
- Rearden Smith Lines Ltd v Yngvar Hansen Tangan or The Diana Prosperity 1 WLR 989 on a contextual approach to contractual interpretation
- Johnson v Agnew that damages are to be assessed on the date when a breach can reasonably be discovered neither any cost