Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. Essential Cases provides you with succinct summaries of some of the landmark and most influential cases in contract law. Each summary begins with a review of the main case facts and decision. The summary is then concluded with expert commentary on the case from the author, Nicola Jackson, including an assessment of the wider questions raised by the decision.
It can act as a succinct reference source alongside your core textbooks as you proceed through your course. It can also be used as a stand-alone revision aid as you approach examinations. But central to the Essential Cases series is the aim to encourage your own critical exploration of the legal matters under discussion.
Where possible, a link to a free-to-access full version of the judgment is included in each summary, providing you with an opportunity to deepen your understanding by reading the judgment of the court for yourself.
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Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co. Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [1962] 2 QB 26
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co. Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [1962] 2 QB 26, Court of Appeal. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Lombard North Central plc v Butterworth [1987] QB 527
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Lombard North Central plc v Butterworth [1987] QB 527. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [1974] AC 235
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [1974] AC 235. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Dickinson v Dodds (1876) 2 Ch D 463
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Dickinson v Dodds (1876) 2 Ch D 463. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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White and Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor [1962] AC 413
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in White and Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor [1962] AC 413. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council [1956] AC 696
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council [1956] AC 696. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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J. Lauritzen v Wijsmuller (The ‘Super Servant Two’) [1990] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 1
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in J. Lauritzen v Wijsmuller (The ‘Super Servant Two’) [1990] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 1. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Krell v Henry [1903] 2 KB 740
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Krell v Henry [1903] 2 KB 740. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Attorney General v Blake & another [2000] UKHL 45; [2001] 1 AC 268
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Attorney General v Blake & another [2000] UKHL 45; [2001] 1 AC 268. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi; ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi; ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Farley v Skinner [2001] UKHL 49
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Farley v Skinner [2001] UKHL 49. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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One Step (Support) Ltd v Morris-Garner [2019] AC 649; [2018] UKSC 20
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in One Step (Support) Ltd v Morris-Garner [2018] UKSC 20. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth [1996] AC 344
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth [1996] AC 344. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Victoria Laundry (Windsor) Ltd v Newman Industries Ltd [1949] 2 KB 528
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Victoria Laundry (Windsor) Ltd v Newman Industries Ltd [1949] 2 KB 528. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation [1955] 2 QB 327
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation [1955] 2 QB 327. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Watts & another v Morrow [1991] 1 WLR 1421
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Watts & another v Morrow [1991] 1 WLR 1421. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Felthouse v Bindley [1862] EWHC CP J35; 142 ER 1037
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Felthouse v Bindley [1862] EWHC CP J35; 142 ER 1037. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394; [1960] 3 WLR 919
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.
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Harvey & another v Facey & others [1893] AC 552
Essential Cases: Contract Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in Harvey v Facey [1893] AC 552. The document also includes supporting commentary from author Nicola Jackson.