The intractable problems of illegality and public policy in the law of contract - A comparative perspective

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

7-2018

Abstract

When I received the invitation from the editors to contribute an essay to this volume honouring the memory of Professor Jill Poole, I did not hesitate. My only regret centres on the circumstances under which this volume originated. I still recall vividly the moment I first received the news of Jill’s passing. I was on a family holiday in Scandinavia at the time (in Norway, to be precise) when I received an e-mail from The Society of Legal Scholars which referred to an enclosed letter from Professor Andrew Burrows (who was the President of the Society). The title of the e-mail appeared neutral enough as it simply read, “Professor Jill Poole”. What next greeted my eyes as I opened the attached letter utterly shocked me for it conveyed the very sad news that Jill had passed away on the evening of Tuesday, 31 May 2016. It is impossible to even begin to comprehend the tragic loss of not only an accomplished legal scholar but also (and more importantly) a really wonderful human being.

Discipline

Commercial Law | Contracts

Research Areas

Corporate, Finance and Securities Law

Publication

Essays in memory of Professor Jill Poole: Coherence, modernisation and integration in contract, commercial and corporate laws

Editor

POOLE, Jill; MERKIN, Robert M.; DEVENNEY, James

First Page

57

ISBN

9781138564152

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

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