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ISBN: | 9781847315533 1847315534 9781472560674 1472560671 9781841135076 1841135070
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | It is a matter of some difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of a misapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine of mistake is a confused one, with contradictory theoretical underpinnings and seemingly irreconcilable cases. This book explains the common law doctrine through an examination of the historical development of the doctrine in English law. Beginning with an overview of contractual mistakes in Roman law, the book examines how theories of mistake were received at various points into English contract law from Roman and civil law sources. Thes.
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Other form: | Print version: MacMillan, Catharine. Mistakes in contract law. Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2010 9781841135076
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Govt.docs classification: | LAW1003
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