Contracts category: 335 books

This book explains the existence, meaning and application of the rules governing the assignment of contractual rights. The second edition is updated and retains the structure of the first edition, focusing on what is meant by 'assignment', the distinction between legal and equitable assignments, how...

Although presented as being derived from the past, principles in contract law have been subject to constant reformulation, thereby facilitating legal change while simultaneously seeming to preclude it. Principle and policy have been mutually interdependent, propositions not usually being called principles...

This book offers a contractual framework for the regulation of party autonomy in choice of law. The party autonomy rule is the cornerstone of any modern system of choice of law; embodying as it does the freedom enjoyed by parties to a cross-border legal relationship to agree on the law applicable...

Now in force in over 80 countries, the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is one of the most successful and wide-reaching attempts to unify legal instruments for international commerce. As global sales transactions increase, the CISG's range of influence in international practice...

Great Debates in Law is an evolving series offering engaging and thoughtful introductions to the more advanced concepts, written by authors who are amongst the foremost thinkers in their field. They are designed to provide a cutting edge for students who are looking to gain additional insights with...

This accessible textbook helps students learn essential transactional skills by explaining the meaning and purpose of common contract clauses and exploring some potential pitfalls associated with their use. Nancy Kim utilizes select case summaries and contract clause examples to illustrate doctrinal...

Whether your firm consists of two lawyers or five hundred, Law Firm Partnership Agreements is a must for your office. This book tackles the key “life events” of a law firm partnership—formation, setting compensation, partner admissions and departures, retirement, dissolution, termination of...

In today's informationbased economy, intellectual property law has received more attention than ever before. Yet little has been said about the damages and remedies that are available—until now. Intellectual Property Law: Damages and Remedies addresses two crucial concerns of intellectual property...

A contract law terminology book can be very beneficial for a law student, especially in the beginning of law school. While studying law, there are many new and unfamiliar words that are used in text books. In order to fully understand the material, the student must understand what the words are saying....

Current Legal Issues, like its sister volume Current Legal Problems (now available in journal format), is based upon an annual colloquium held at University College London. Each year leading scholars from around the world gather to discuss the relationship between law and another discipline of thought....

The development of the law of obligations across the common law world has been, and continues to be, a story of unity and divergence. Its common origins continue to exert a powerful stabilising influence, carried forward by a methodology that places heavy weight on the historical foundations of legal...

El fideicomiso de garantía es un negocio jurídico en virtud del cual se pacta por parte del propietario o titular de determinados bienes, que no necesariamente se generan al fiduciario, un derecho real para que en caso de incumplimiento los beneficiarios de ese acuerdo de voluntades puedan exigir...

La globalización del comercio es una realidad cotidiana por la que se luchó durante décadas por parte de varios países hasta que finalmente se impuso. No obstante, la actual crisis económica mundial, la situación de sectores como la agricultura, los textiles y el vestido, la existencia de cerca...

El propósito de esta investigación consiste en comparar el procedimiento que efectúan los real estate lawyers y los notaries public norteamericanos —entre otros—, con lo que los notarios de sistema latino, hacen con tanto recaudo y formalidad. El análisis está sujeto a temas recurrentes en...