Roger Halson

Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new book is the only work in print to focus exclusively on liquidated damages and penalty clauses. It analyses in depth a 2015 decision of the Supreme Court which recast the law on this feature of most high value commercial contracts and gives guidance how to avoid such provisions being unenforceable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 168mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780198785132
• ISBN-10: 0198785135
• Artikelnr.: 49138338

Autorenporträt

Professor Roger Halson is Professor of Contract and Commercial Law at the University of Leeds. He is the author or co-author of several books on contract law and remedies. His work has been cited by appellate courts in the United Kingdom and overseas.

Inhaltsangabe

1: The Historical Origins of the 'Penalty' Rule
2: The Modern 'Penalty' Rule
3: The Legal Effect of Classification as a 'Penalty' or Valid Liquidated Damages Clause
4: The Rationale for the 'Penalty' Jurisdiction
5: Analogous Provisions and Avoidance Techniques
6: Specific Contracts and Contractual Provisions
Conclusion