Reactions to Williams v Roffey

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1995

Abstract

English court of Appeal decision in 'Williams' important case in the consideration in contract law - existing duty rule - reactions to 'Williams' in the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore - role of pragmatism in the analysis of consideration - relevance of reliance as a basis for liability - distinctions between forms of existing duty and the role of precedent.

Discipline

Contracts

Research Areas

Corporate, Finance and Securities Law

Publication

Journal of Contract Law

Volume

8

Issue

3

First Page

248

Last Page

271

ISSN

1030-7230

Publisher

Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.

Additional URL

https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/agispt.19953541

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