In our last Contract Law blog (Consideration – Part 1) we looked at estoppel and how it relates to the general rule of consideration. We
Category: Modules
What should Lawyers Earn?
This year has seen a debate developing over the fraught question of what lawyers should earn. ‘Rich lawyers’ are the butt of many jokes (“I
How Not to Read John Finnis
‘What is the Common Good, and How why does it concern the client’s lawyer’ 40 S. Tex. L. Rev. 41 1999 The common good is
A Classic Case in Public Law
The case of Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd [1976] QB 752 is one of a select few that become better known by a commonplace description
Revival of the Rule in Wilkinson v Downton
Until very recently, the rule in Wilkinson v Downton was seen to be a tort of diminishing significance in English law. According to Wright J
Consideration – Part 1
Despite Lord Blackburn’s view in Foakes v Beer (1884) that there was a benefit in prompt payment, it is not accepted that such ‘practical’ benefit