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    Privity of contract / Michael Furmston, GJ Tolhurst.

    • Title:Privity of contract / Michael Furmston, GJ Tolhurst.
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    • Related Title:Statutory reform in other jurisdictions : Singapore.
    • Author/Creator:Furmston, M. P. (Michael Philip), author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Tolhurst, Greg, author.
    • Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
      ©2015
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Contracts--Great Britain.
      Contracts.
      Third parties (Law)--Great Britain.
      Third parties (Law)
    • Edition:First edition.
    • Description:xlv, 340 pages ; 26 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780199677993 hardback
      0199677999 hardback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Early History
      Introduction
      Roman Law
      Medieval Common Law
      Rise of Assumpsit
      Nineteenth Century
      Civil Law
      American Law
      2. Modern History
      Introduction
      Dunlop and the Affirmation of the Privity Rule
      After Dunlop and the Call for Reform
      Privity, Consideration, Parties, Promisees, and Joint Promisees
      3. Exceptions
      Introduction to Exceptions
      Tort
      Covenants that Run with the Land
      Collateral Contracts
      Public Policy
      Restitution
      Letters of Credit
      Bailment
      Agency
      Trust
      Assignment
      4. Statutory Exceptions
      Introduction
      Insurance
      Life Insurance
      Fire Insurance
      Motor Insurance
      Third Parties Rights Against Insurers
      Marine Insurance
      Property Law
      Negotiable Instruments
      Bills of Lading
      Manufacturers
      5. Operation of the Rule with Relation to Exemption Clauses
      Problem
      What Should the Answer Be?
      Leading Cases
      Analysis of the Cases
      6. Rights of the Promisee
      Introduction to the Rights of the Promisee
      Specific Performance
      Injunction
      Damages
      Recovery Assessed by Reference to the Third Party's Loss
      Recovery Assessed by Reference to the Promisee's Loss
      Restitution
      Performance and Variation of Contracts Made for the Benefit of Third Parties
      7. Attempts to Impose Liabilities or Burdens on Non-Parties
      Problem
      Position with Leases
      Privity of Contract
      Privity of Estate
      Sub-leases
      Restrictive Covenants
      Positive Covenants
      Application Outside Land Transactions
      Practical Problem
      Restrictive Covenants and Chattels
      Two Final Considerations
      8. Contracts (Right of Third Parties) Act 1999
      Early Steps
      Law Commission
      Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
      Most Important Provision?
      Existing Statutory Exceptions
      Existing Common Law Exceptions
      Central Proposal
      Variation and Cancellation
      Rights of the Parties
      Arbitration
      Exemption Clauses
      Appendix
      -Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
      9. Statutory Reform in Other Jurisdictions Introduction to Statutory Reform
      Australia
      Canada
      New Zealand
      Singapore
      USA
      10. Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts
      What is Unidroit?
      Genesis of PICC
      Working Style of PICC
      Appendix
      -Section 2: Third Party Rights.
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