Contract Law in Great Britain and the Usa
CONTRACT LAW IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA
Key terms and specific concepts
I FORM
Deeds, specialty contracts, contracts under seal (# simple contracts)
Statute of Frauds 1677, s.4
Property Act 1925, s.1, s.40, s.136 ; 1989, s.1(3)(a), s.2(1)
Consumer Credit Act 1974, s.67, s.68
Uniform Commercial Code 2-201 ( 2-202 Parol Evidence Rule)
Jinright v. Russell (1971) Mulford v. Borg-Wagner Acceptance Corp. (1985)
II TERMS
A) TERMS IMPLIED BY STATUTE
Sale of Goods Act 1979, s.12, s.13 s.14, s.15 (1994 : « satisfactory quality »)
UCC 2-314, 2-315
B) TERMS IMPLIED BY THE COMMON LAW (« business efficacy », « officious bystander »)
The Moorcock (1889)
Hillas v. Arcos (1932)
Shirlaw v. Southern Foundries (1939)
Luxor (Eastbourne) v. Cooper (1941)
British Crane Hire v. Ipswich Plant Hire (1975)
Liverpool City Council v. Irwin (1976)
Shell v. Lostock Garage (1977)
Sim v. Rotherham Metroplitan Borough Council (1986)
Bayles v. Barnett (1988)
C) CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES, INNOMINATE TERMS
Sale of Goods Act 1979, s.11, s.53
Poussard v. Spiers and Pond (1876) Bettini v. Gye (1876) Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co. V. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (1962) (Mihalis Angelos) Maredelante Compania Naviera SA v. Bergban-Handel (1971) The Hansa Nord (1975) Reardon Smith Line v. Yngvar Hansen-Tangen (1976)
D) EXEMPTION CLAUSES, CONTRA PROFERENTEM RULE
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, s.2, s.3
UCC 2-302, 2-316 L’Estrange v. Graucob (1934) Olley v. Marlborough Court Hotel (1949) Curtis v. Chemical Cleaning and Dyeing Co. (1951) Karsales (Harrow), Ltd. v. Wallis (1956) Suisse Atlantique v. N.V. Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale (1967) Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking (1971) Hollier v. Rambler Motors (1972) Photo Productions v. Securicor Transports (1980) Ailsa Craig Fishing Co. V. Malvern Fishing Co. (1983) George Mitchell v. Finney Lock Seeds (1983) Gimpel v. Host Enterprise, Inc. (1986) Thompson v. T.
Key terms and specific concepts
I FORM
Deeds, specialty contracts, contracts under seal (# simple contracts)
Statute of Frauds 1677, s.4
Property Act 1925, s.1, s.40, s.136 ; 1989, s.1(3)(a), s.2(1)
Consumer Credit Act 1974, s.67, s.68
Uniform Commercial Code 2-201 ( 2-202 Parol Evidence Rule)
Jinright v. Russell (1971) Mulford v. Borg-Wagner Acceptance Corp. (1985)
II TERMS
A) TERMS IMPLIED BY STATUTE
Sale of Goods Act 1979, s.12, s.13 s.14, s.15 (1994 : « satisfactory quality »)
UCC 2-314, 2-315
B) TERMS IMPLIED BY THE COMMON LAW (« business efficacy », « officious bystander »)
The Moorcock (1889)
Hillas v. Arcos (1932)
Shirlaw v. Southern Foundries (1939)
Luxor (Eastbourne) v. Cooper (1941)
British Crane Hire v. Ipswich Plant Hire (1975)
Liverpool City Council v. Irwin (1976)
Shell v. Lostock Garage (1977)
Sim v. Rotherham Metroplitan Borough Council (1986)
Bayles v. Barnett (1988)
C) CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES, INNOMINATE TERMS
Sale of Goods Act 1979, s.11, s.53
Poussard v. Spiers and Pond (1876) Bettini v. Gye (1876) Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co. V. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (1962) (Mihalis Angelos) Maredelante Compania Naviera SA v. Bergban-Handel (1971) The Hansa Nord (1975) Reardon Smith Line v. Yngvar Hansen-Tangen (1976)
D) EXEMPTION CLAUSES, CONTRA PROFERENTEM RULE
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, s.2, s.3
UCC 2-302, 2-316 L’Estrange v. Graucob (1934) Olley v. Marlborough Court Hotel (1949) Curtis v. Chemical Cleaning and Dyeing Co. (1951) Karsales (Harrow), Ltd. v. Wallis (1956) Suisse Atlantique v. N.V. Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale (1967) Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking (1971) Hollier v. Rambler Motors (1972) Photo Productions v. Securicor Transports (1980) Ailsa Craig Fishing Co. V. Malvern Fishing Co. (1983) George Mitchell v. Finney Lock Seeds (1983) Gimpel v. Host Enterprise, Inc. (1986) Thompson v. T.