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116 results

  1. Immoral Contracts in Europe

    Immoral Contracts in Europe

    Book | 1st edition 2020 | Europe | Aurelia Colombi Ciacchi, Chantal Mak, Zeeshan Mansoor
    This book brings together a group of renowned contract lawyers to analyse how their own legal systems deal with twelve cases of morally dubious agreements. It explores questions of validity, enforceability and the availability of remedies, while offering crucial insights into the divergences and converges between different European legal systems.
    €175.00 incl. VAT
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  2. Enforcing Consumer and Capital Markets Law

    Enforcing Consumer and Capital Markets Law

    The Diesel Emissions Scandal
    Book | 1st edition 2020 | Europe | Beate Gsell, Thomas Möllers
    This book critically analyses the various approaches of public and private law enforcement and their effectiveness across several jurisdictions on the example of one topical and global collective damage event with far reaching consequences for both, consumers and investors: the Dieselgate.
    €156.00 incl. VAT
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  3. Interpretation of Commercial Contracts in European Private Law

    Interpretation of Commercial Contracts in European Private Law

    Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | C.J.W. Baaij, David Cabrelli, Laura Macgregor
    This book is a unique and extensive comparative study of commercial contract interpretation across 14 selected jurisdictions, namely Croatia, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. Using a dynamic comparative case method, the focus is centered on the discussion of key legal problems, further examined in a detailed and comprehensive comparative analysis. Contributions written from a law and economics, and European private law perspectives place the key legal issues into context and make Interpretation of Commercial Contracts in European Private Law a coherent and valuable resource for academics and practitioners with a European or International focus.
    €155.00 incl. VAT
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  4. Prescription in Tort Law

    Prescription in Tort Law

    Analytical and Comparative Perspectives
    Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Israel Gilead, Bjarte Askeland
    Prescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions after the expiry of the prescription period on the claim. This book thoroughly examines the law of 16 selected jurisdictions and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription, their interrelations, and the policy considerations (including economic analysis). While the book focuses on prescription of tort claims the analysis, comparisons and conclusions are most pertinent to most civil actions.
    €150.00 incl. VAT
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  5. Elderly Care and Upwards Solidarity

    Elderly Care and Upwards Solidarity

    Historical, Sociological and Legal Perspectives
    Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Elisabeth Alofs, Wendy Schrama
    This book examines the legal and societal challenges facing ageing nations in Europe. With a focus on informal care, it poses the question of how, in light of historical and socio-demographic changes, we can take care of our elderly.
    €93.00 incl. VAT
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  6. Compensation Funds in Comparative Perspective

    Compensation Funds in Comparative Perspective

    Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Thierry Vansweevelt, Britt Weyts
    Compensation funds are redress structures that compensate victims of accidents and other misfortune where tort, insurance and social security frameworks are unavailable or inapplicable. Their undefined nature raises important legal questions that have not yet been fully answered. This book contrasts and analyses both well-known and lesser known compensation funds in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
    €87.00 incl. VAT
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  7. Contract Law in the South Pacific, 2nd edition

    Contract Law in the South Pacific, 2nd edition

    Book | 1st edition 2020 | Jennifer Corrin
    This book sets out the principles of contract law that apply in a range of South Pacific Island countries. It includes coverage of the local legislation and case law applying in the field of contract law, as well as South Pacific customary laws and their relationship with the law of contract. The book offers essential knowledge to students, academics and legal practitioners operating in the South Pacific region.
    €99.00 incl. VAT
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  8. Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations

    Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations

    Trust and Expectation in a Comparative Perspective
    Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Isabel Zuloaga
    This book explores the theoretical basis of precontractual liability for the breaking-off of contractual negotiations and after a comparative analysis of common law (England) and civil law jurisdictions (Germany, France and Chile), argues in favour of a shift from good faith to the notion of reliance.
    €87.00 incl. VAT
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  9. The Borderlines of Tort Law

    The Borderlines of Tort Law

    Interactions with Contract Law
    Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Miquel Martin-Casals
    This volume explores how differences between tort and contract affect the foundations of liability, the nature and amount of the compensation, the extent of liability and whether defences and limitation periods corresponding to the distinct causes of action give rise to substantially different outcomes.
    €107.00 incl. VAT
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  10. Principles of European Family Law

    Principles of European Family Law

    The Property, Maintenance and Succession Rights of Couples in de facto Unions
    Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frédérique Ferrand, Cristina González Beilfuss, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Nigel Lowe, Dieter Martiny, Velina Todorova
    The CEFL has developed a comprehensive and original set of rules which may be a source of inspiration for legislating the rights and duties of couples who have not formalised their relationship. In their provisions on specific issues, the Principles opt for workable solutions which aim to avoid unnecessary hardship and disputes.
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