Mandatory and Default Rules in Contract and Commercial Law.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnett, Katy, editor.

Day, William, editor.

Morgan, Jonathan, editor.

Robertson, Andrew, editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Hart studies in private law.

Hart studies in private law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial law--European Union countries.

Commercial law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Hart Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

This collection explores the nature and justification of mandatory rules (which are non-excludable) and default rules (which can be modified or excluded by the parties) in contract and commercial law.The collection distinguishes between different kinds of mandatory and default rules that govern commercial transactions.

Contents:

1. Date of Breach and The Golden Victory: Reasonable Mitigatory Measures Missing in Action

Katy Barnett

2. The Contra Proferentem Rule: Withering or Surviving?

Matthew Bell and Wayne Jocic

3. Default Rules in Contract Formation

William Day

4. From Mandatory to Default Rules: Trusts in the Commercial Context

Ying Liew

5. Commercial Law Codification: Default and Mandatory Rules for a Changing World?

Louise Gullifer and Louise Merrett

6. Frustration and Force Majeure: Default and Mandatory Rules

Jonathan Morgan

7. Mandatory Statutory Rules, Consumer Contracts and Contract Interpretation

Jeannie Marie Paterson

8. Default Rules and Contractual Risk Allocation

Andrew Robertson

9. Applying the Mandatory / Default Rule Distinction to Discretionary, Specific Equitable Remedies

Janet O'Sullivan

10. An Implied Term of Procedural Fairness?

Jason Varuhas

11. Why are There Mandatory Rules in Trust Law?

Lionel Smith.

ISBN:

1-5099-7123-8

1-5099-7121-1

9781509971213

OCLC:

1568064929