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Hochster V De La Tour
''Hochster v De La Tour'' is a landmark English contract law case on anticipatory breach of contract. It held that if a contract is repudiated before the date of performance, damages may be claimed immediately. Facts In April, De La Tour agreed to employ Hochster as his courier for three months from 1 June 1852, to go on a trip around the Europe, European continent. On 11 May, De La Tour wrote to say that Hochster was no longer needed. On 22 May, Hochster sued. De La Tour argued that Hochster was still under an obligation to stay ready and willing to perform till the day when performance was due, and therefore could commence no action before. Judgment Lord Campbell CJ held that Hochster did not need to wait until the date performance was due to commence the action and awarded damages. See also *''Vitol SA v Norelf Ltd'' (or ''The Santa Clara'') [1996] 3 All ER 971 *''White & Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor'' [1962] AC 413 Notes {{reflist References *C Mitchell and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Contract Law
English contract law is the body of law that regulates legally binding agreements in England and Wales. With its roots in the lex mercatoria and the activism of the judiciary during the industrial revolution, it shares a heritage with countries across the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth (such as Australian contract law, Australia, Canadian contract law, Canada, Indian contract law, India), from membership in the European Union, continuing membership in Unidroit, and to a lesser extent the United States. Any agreement that is enforceable in court is a contract. A contract is a Voluntariness, voluntary Law of obligations, obligation, contrasting to the duty to not violate others rights in English tort law, tort or English unjust enrichment law, unjust enrichment. English law places a high value on ensuring people have truly consented to the deals that bind them in court, so long as they comply with statutory and UK human rights law, human rights. Generally a contract forms w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planche V Colburn
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1853 In Case Law
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English Termination Case Law
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Landmark Cases In The Law Of Contract
''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. Content 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'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White & Carter (Councils) Ltd V McGregor
''White and Carter (Councils) Ltd. v McGregor'' is an English contract law case, concerning the right to terminate a contract and the duty to mitigate. Facts In 1954, White & Carter (Councils) Ltd. entered into a three-year contract to display advertisements for McGregor's garage company on litter bins. In 1957, with the contract set to expire, McGregor's sales manager, Mr Ward, renewed the contract; however, later that day, when the company learnt of this, they informed White & Carter that Ward had no authority to enter into such a contract, writing to them saying: White & Carter (Councils) Ltd. refused cancellation and displayed the ads, and brought an action for the price. Judgment The House of Lords held, 3 to 2, that the claimants could recover the contract price and were not obliged to take steps to mitigate their loss because there was an automatic claim in debt. There was no obligation to accept the breach, even though it was unfortunate that the claimants had 'saddl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Santa Clara
''The Santa Clara'' is Santa Clara University's weekly student newspaper. It publishes online every week and distributes 1,000 free in-print copies every third Friday during the academic year. The newspaper was founded under the same name on February 22, 1922. The newspaper has received numerous awards for excellence, including the Associated Collegiate Press's Pacemaker prize in 2004 and 1995. The paper's website won the online version of the prize in 2006. Notable past staffers of ''The Santa Clara'' include Dee Dee Myers, President Bill Clinton's press secretary and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. See also *List of student newspapers Listed are student newspapers (school, college, and university newspapers). The papers are separated by countries and, where appropriate, states or provinces. Albania * University of Tirana – ''Reporteri'' Argentina *University of Buenos ... Awards 1st Place: Regional Peacekeeper Award (1990, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitol SA V Norelf Ltd
''Vitol SA v. Norelf Ltd, The Santa Clara'' 996A.C. 800; 9963 W.L.R. 105; 9963 All E.R. 193, is an English contract law case about the effect of non-performance in accepting a contracting partner's repudiatory breach of contract. Facts Norelf Ltd contracted to sell a cargo of propane to Vitol SA in 1991. The propane market had been very volatile. The cargo was being shipped (on the ''Santa Clara'') from Houston, U.S. It was meant to leave before March 7. On March 8, while it was still being loaded, Vitol sent a telex to Norelf saying it did not wish the contract to continue because it was not going to arrive on time (i.e. Vitol repudiated the contract). The ship was loaded, and it sailed on March 9. The price of the cargo fell. Neither side did anything further to perform the contract. Norelf sold the cargo at a loss, and then claimed damages ($950,000) from Vitol for breach of contract. The arbitrator held that Vitol's telex was an anticipatory breach of contract, but Norelf's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tindal CJ
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Australia
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Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, it shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents of Earth#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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