Programma di Comparative Law Of Contracts And Torts

Unit I
definition of contract
Classification of contracts
The elements of a contract (an introduction)
The concept of consideration
Unit II
Formation and interpretation of contracts
Third party rights
Good faith
Fairness
Unit III
Changes of circumstances during the liftime of the contract
The death of a contract (discharge; Remedies for breach)
Unit IV
Freedom of contract
The terms of the contract
The clauses in a contract
Unit V
Boilerplate clauses
Unit VI
Introduction to Tort law
Donoghue v Stevenson: Concept of Duty of Care in the Tort of Negligence
Monroe v Hopkins: The Tort of Defamation
Unit VII
Thompson-Schwab and Another v Costaki and Another: The Tort of Private Nuisance
Fagan v Commissioner of Metropolitan Police: The Tort of Battery
Viasystems Ltd v Thermal Transfer Ltd: The Tort of Vicarious Liability
Unit VIII
Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd: Concept of Duty of Care in the Tort of Negligence
Caparo Industries plc v Dickman: Concept of Duty of Care in the Tort of Negligence
Rylands v Fletcher: the strict liability

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