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Money Awards in Contract Law
This book challenges the orthodox understanding of the expectation principle, as famously laid down by Parke B in Robinson v Harman, and proposes a new account of the money awards provided in response to breach of contract.
Author(s) | By David Winterton. |
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 368 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 18 Jun 2015 |
Availability | Available |
This book challenges the orthodox understanding of the expectation principle, as famously laid down by Parke B in Robinson v Harman, and proposes a new account of the money awards provided in response to breach of contract.
Part I: The Inadequacy of the Orthodox Understanding of Contractual Money Awards 1. An Overview of the Orthodox Account 2. The Doctrinal Inaccuracy of the Orthodox Account 3. Conceptual and Terminological Difficulties with the Orthodox Account Part
David Winterton is a Lecturer in Law at the University of New South Wales.