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A European Contract Law: a cuckoo in the nest?
Department of Law public lecture
Professor Hugh Beale
Professor of law, University of Warwick
Dr Linda Mulcahy
Chair, LSE
London School of Economics Law lectures 2011
- Hugh Beale
A European Contract Law: a cuckoo in the nest? Professor Hugh Beale - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A European Contract Law: a cuckoo in the nest? Professor Hugh Beale - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Department of Law public lecture A European Contract Law: a cuckoo in the nest? Professor Hugh Beale Professor of law, University of Warwick Dr Linda Mulcahy Chair, LSE London School of Economics Law lectures 2011
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Principles of European Contract Law
Parts I & II (2000)
Formation, validity, contents & effects, performance, remedies
Part III (2003)
Multiple parties, assignment, set-off, prescription, illegality, conditions
Functional approach Articles, Comments and comparative Notes
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Uses for ‘Restatements’
Cannot replace national law: Rome I Reg Express adoption by parties as part of contract By arbitrators as lex mercatoria Models for national laws terminology and concepts for EC Law translation tool
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Study Group on a Euro CC (von Bar, Osnabrueck)
sales, services, long term contracts leasing, loans, personal security unjust enrichment, negotiorum gestio tort security over moveable property title to moveable property, trusts
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Action Plan on European Contract Law
Communication on European Contract Law (2001)
Action Plan on A More Coherent European Contract Law (2003)
Divergences do impose additional costs Improve the acquis using a Common Frame
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Promote EC-wide contract terms Reflect on an optional instrument
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The Way Forward (2004)
CFR:
assist in revision of the acquis
common fundamental principles of contract law definitions of key concepts model rules
basis of possible Optional Instrument
Review of 8 consumer directives
Green Paper (2007)
Use existing research
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FP6 Network of Excellence (CoPECL)
“Principle Drafting Groups”
- SGECC
- Acquis group
- Insurance contracts
- Terminology in EC contract law (Turin)
Evaluative groups
- Law & Economics group
- Association Henri Capitant/Société de Législation
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Database, Conferences
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A “toolbox” CFR
assist in revision of the acquis
common fundamental principles of contract law definitions of key concepts model rules
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Definitions
Terms used without definition
- “Damage” (Simone Leitner)
- When a “contract is concluded”
- “Rescission”
Interpretation by ECJ / in MS Implementation in MS
- Notes show differences from national laws
Drafting
- Recital that CFR meaning unless provided otherwise
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Model rules
“model rules applicable to contracts concluded between businesses or private persons and model rules applicable to contracts concluded between a business and a consumer could be envisaged” “best solutions found in Member States’ legal orders” Explanation of policy choices
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Contents of the CFR
Way Forward:
- Rules of general contract law
- Consumer contracts
- Sales
- Insurance contracts
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A European Contract Law: a cuckoo in the nest?
Department of Law public lecture
Professor Hugh Beale
Professor of law, University of Warwick
Dr Linda Mulcahy
Chair, LSE