Contract Law
Week 1: Introduction 6
Lecture 7
Seminar 10
Art. 1103 French Civil Code 11
Art II.- 1:103 DCFR 11
Case C-277/05, Société thermale d'Eugénie-les-Bains, ECLI:EU:C:2007:440 12
Hans-W. Micklitz 13
Muriel Fabre-Magnan 16
Kennedy D 18
Week 2: Pre-contractual phase 20
Lecture 21
Seminar 29
O er & acceptance 32
Kanyeba, CJEU-Case 33
The revocability of an o er 33
§ 145 BGB 33
Art. 1116 French civil code 33
Chalet for sale (1958) (FR) 33
Dickinson v Dodds (1876) (EN) 33
The right of withdrawal 34
Arts 9-16, Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights (CRD) 34
Non-disclosure 39
Smith v Hughes [1871] 39
The pig farm 39
The Used lorry 39
The tax advisors 40
Art 1112-1 French CC (new) 40
CJEU Case C-186/16 Andriciuc 41
CJEU Joined Cases C-143/20 and C-213/20 ‘A.’ Towarzystwo Ubezpiecze ycie 41
Breaking o negotiations 42
Art 1104, 1112 French CC 42
§§ 311(2) and 241(2) BGB 42
Walford v Miles [1992]: section 10.21 (EN), 336-339 42
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, Art 12, Regulation 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)
43
Art 7(1) and (2) Regulation 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of
judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) (Brussels I) 43
CJEU, C 334/00, Tacconi 44
Iamiceli 44
Week 3: Limitations to Freedom of contract 47
Lecture 48
Seminar 53
Immorality and illegality 55
Unfair exploitation: between defects of consent, immorality and weaker party protection 56
German law case: The disproportionate loan agreement 56
French Law: Code Civil 57
English Law: Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge 57
Unfair terms 58
Exclusion of core terms 58
Protection beyond consumer law? 59
Meaning and value of contractual autonomy in European private law 59
Norbert Reich 59
Questions Syllabus: 61
Week 4 – Interpretation, implied terms, the duty of good faith 62
Lecture 62
Seminar 70
Casebook Chapter 1 72
General rules of interpretation: subjective, objective and contextual interpretation 73
Art. 1188 CC 73
§§ 133 and 157 BGB 73
Shark Meat 73
ICCS v WBBS [1998] 74
Parol evidence 75
Prenn v Simmonds [1971] 75
Chartbook Ltd v Persimmon Ltd [2009] - English Case Law 75
Art II.-8:102 DCFR: Relevant matters 76
Speci c rules of interpretation: contra proferentem 77
Art 1190 French CC 77
EU Law: Art. 5 Unfair Contract Terms Directive 77
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, EU Law: Draft Common Frame of Reference 77
Implied terms 78
Art. 1194 French CC (new) 78
§ 157 BGB - Interpretation of contracts 78
The Moorcock [1889] - English Case Law 78
Attorney General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd [2009] 78
Liverpool City Council v Irwin [1977] - English Case Law 79
Art. 1194 French CC 80
§ 157 BGB 80
The duty of good faith 81
§ 242 BGB: Performance in accordance with the principle of good faith 81
Art 1104 French CC 81
Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd [1989] 81
Leggat J in: Yam Seng PTE Ltd v International Trade Corporation Ltd [2013] 81
G. Teubner 81
Week 5: Performance and remedies 83
Lecture 84
Seminar 94
Choice of remedies 97
Art 1217 French CC (new) 97
Art 3, Consumer Sales Directive 1999; Art 13-17 Directive (EU) 2019/771 concerning 97
contracts for the sale of goods 98
III.-3:101 DCFR 98
G. Klass, ‘E cient Breach’, in G. Klass, G. Letsas and P. Saprai (eds), 98
Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law 99
Week 6: International and commercial contract law 101
Lecture 101
Seminar 109
On the CISG 113
Art. 1-10, 25-29, 35, 45-52, 74-77 113
R. Goode, H. Kronke and E. McKendrick (eds) 114
M.W. Dowdle 117
UNIDROIT Principles 119
R. Michaels 120
Week 7: Governance by contract and third parties 123
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, Lecture 124
Force majeure 131
§ 275, § 280 BGB 131
Article 1218 CC 131
Case The Saint-Tropez robbery 131
Art. III. – 3:104 DCFR: Excuse due to an impediment 133
Taylor v Caldwell [1863] 133
Section 1, Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 135
Change of circumstances 136
§ 313 BGB: Interference with the basis of the contract 136
Art 1195 French CC (new) 137
Krell v Henry [1903] 141
Art III.-1:110 DCFR 141
Third-party e ects 142
§ 328 BGB 142
Art 1199, 1203, 1205, 1206 French CC 142
Art. III. - 1:110 DCFR 142
Case Selling bread (FR) 143
Case Vegetable leaf (DE) 143
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Week 1: Introduction 6
Lecture 7
Seminar 10
Art. 1103 French Civil Code 11
Art II.- 1:103 DCFR 11
Case C-277/05, Société thermale d'Eugénie-les-Bains, ECLI:EU:C:2007:440 12
Hans-W. Micklitz 13
Muriel Fabre-Magnan 16
Kennedy D 18
Week 2: Pre-contractual phase 20
Lecture 21
Seminar 29
O er & acceptance 32
Kanyeba, CJEU-Case 33
The revocability of an o er 33
§ 145 BGB 33
Art. 1116 French civil code 33
Chalet for sale (1958) (FR) 33
Dickinson v Dodds (1876) (EN) 33
The right of withdrawal 34
Arts 9-16, Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights (CRD) 34
Non-disclosure 39
Smith v Hughes [1871] 39
The pig farm 39
The Used lorry 39
The tax advisors 40
Art 1112-1 French CC (new) 40
CJEU Case C-186/16 Andriciuc 41
CJEU Joined Cases C-143/20 and C-213/20 ‘A.’ Towarzystwo Ubezpiecze ycie 41
Breaking o negotiations 42
Art 1104, 1112 French CC 42
§§ 311(2) and 241(2) BGB 42
Walford v Miles [1992]: section 10.21 (EN), 336-339 42
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ff ff ff ń Ż
, Art 12, Regulation 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)
43
Art 7(1) and (2) Regulation 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of
judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) (Brussels I) 43
CJEU, C 334/00, Tacconi 44
Iamiceli 44
Week 3: Limitations to Freedom of contract 47
Lecture 48
Seminar 53
Immorality and illegality 55
Unfair exploitation: between defects of consent, immorality and weaker party protection 56
German law case: The disproportionate loan agreement 56
French Law: Code Civil 57
English Law: Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge 57
Unfair terms 58
Exclusion of core terms 58
Protection beyond consumer law? 59
Meaning and value of contractual autonomy in European private law 59
Norbert Reich 59
Questions Syllabus: 61
Week 4 – Interpretation, implied terms, the duty of good faith 62
Lecture 62
Seminar 70
Casebook Chapter 1 72
General rules of interpretation: subjective, objective and contextual interpretation 73
Art. 1188 CC 73
§§ 133 and 157 BGB 73
Shark Meat 73
ICCS v WBBS [1998] 74
Parol evidence 75
Prenn v Simmonds [1971] 75
Chartbook Ltd v Persimmon Ltd [2009] - English Case Law 75
Art II.-8:102 DCFR: Relevant matters 76
Speci c rules of interpretation: contra proferentem 77
Art 1190 French CC 77
EU Law: Art. 5 Unfair Contract Terms Directive 77
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, EU Law: Draft Common Frame of Reference 77
Implied terms 78
Art. 1194 French CC (new) 78
§ 157 BGB - Interpretation of contracts 78
The Moorcock [1889] - English Case Law 78
Attorney General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd [2009] 78
Liverpool City Council v Irwin [1977] - English Case Law 79
Art. 1194 French CC 80
§ 157 BGB 80
The duty of good faith 81
§ 242 BGB: Performance in accordance with the principle of good faith 81
Art 1104 French CC 81
Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd [1989] 81
Leggat J in: Yam Seng PTE Ltd v International Trade Corporation Ltd [2013] 81
G. Teubner 81
Week 5: Performance and remedies 83
Lecture 84
Seminar 94
Choice of remedies 97
Art 1217 French CC (new) 97
Art 3, Consumer Sales Directive 1999; Art 13-17 Directive (EU) 2019/771 concerning 97
contracts for the sale of goods 98
III.-3:101 DCFR 98
G. Klass, ‘E cient Breach’, in G. Klass, G. Letsas and P. Saprai (eds), 98
Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law 99
Week 6: International and commercial contract law 101
Lecture 101
Seminar 109
On the CISG 113
Art. 1-10, 25-29, 35, 45-52, 74-77 113
R. Goode, H. Kronke and E. McKendrick (eds) 114
M.W. Dowdle 117
UNIDROIT Principles 119
R. Michaels 120
Week 7: Governance by contract and third parties 123
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, Lecture 124
Force majeure 131
§ 275, § 280 BGB 131
Article 1218 CC 131
Case The Saint-Tropez robbery 131
Art. III. – 3:104 DCFR: Excuse due to an impediment 133
Taylor v Caldwell [1863] 133
Section 1, Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 135
Change of circumstances 136
§ 313 BGB: Interference with the basis of the contract 136
Art 1195 French CC (new) 137
Krell v Henry [1903] 141
Art III.-1:110 DCFR 141
Third-party e ects 142
§ 328 BGB 142
Art 1199, 1203, 1205, 1206 French CC 142
Art. III. - 1:110 DCFR 142
Case Selling bread (FR) 143
Case Vegetable leaf (DE) 143
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