Contract Law Termination
London Drugs
• The bailor sueing the bailee in negligence (tort)
• The most obvious way to invoke the contractual defence is to show that one is a party to the contract.
o Must determine whether the employees were parties to the contract.
o On what legal theory can we make the employees party to the contract?
• 3 standard […]
English Contract Law
Promissory Estoppel:
• There are 57 different types of estoppel under our legal system.
• This is why it must be qualified as promissory estoppel.
o Invented by Denning L. in 1940s.
o Original formulation had in it ambiguitiy almost to the point of contradiction.
• Para 2 on page 316
o 3 or 4 diff formulations just in that one […]
Construction Contract Law
Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd. v. Maher
Facts:
• Negotiating towards a lease
• Waltons leads the prospective landlord to believe that there will be a lease.
• As such, the landlord does what they have to do get the new building up on time for Waltons
• New building 40% completed when Waltons walked away.
• Landlord sues, alleging in effect […]
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