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 […]
Contract Law Terms and Conditions
Damages
• When discussing non-pecuniary damages (pain and suffering; loss of state of mind; etc.) law tends to view these heads of loss with suspicion.
o Though jurisprudence says we will compensate for these, it awards these damages somewhat… begrudgingly.
• Addis v. Gramaphone Co. – page 99 held that an employee that had been wrongfull dismissed was […]
UK Contract Law
Tilden
• The P here could have read the contract, but did not
• How does he win? He does not win on the theory that he went to trial on, but another.
o He wins on the court’s reasoning that (¶s 13 & 14) an essential part of the test is whether the other party entered into […]
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