The collection
Topics
Doctrinal explainers across Contract, Tort, Trusts, Land and Corporate — the principles that tie the cases together. 17 explainers.
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Exclusion Clauses
The three-part test for an effective exemption clause — incorporation, construction, and statutory control under UCTA 1977.
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Freehold Covenants
How the benefit and burden of positive and restrictive covenants run between successors — privity, Tulk v Moxhay, and the positive-covenant workarounds.
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Proprietary Estoppel
A flexible equity that can be a “sword” — assurance, reliance, detriment and unconscionability, and the discretion to satisfy the equity.
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Director’s Duties: Overview
The codified general duties under Part 10 of the Companies Act 2006 — to whom they are owed, enlightened shareholder value, proper purposes, care, and conflicts.
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Promissory Estoppel
An equitable “shield” giving effect to a relied-upon promise within an existing relationship, despite the absence of consideration.
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Frustration & Force Majeure
How supervening events discharge a contract — the “radically different” test, self-induced frustration, and the 1943 Act’s remedial scheme.
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Offer and Acceptance
The offer-and-acceptance model of contract formation — offers vs invitations to treat, the mechanics of acceptance, and unilateral contracts.