Mistake, fraud and duties to inform in European contract law / edited by Ruth Sefton-Green. - Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xlv, 414 p. ; 24 cm. - Common core of European private law .

General editors' preface. - Preface. - List of contributors. - Table of legislation. - List of abbreviations. - 1. General introduction / Ruth Sefton-Green. - 2. Mistake, misrepresentation and precontractual duties to inform: the civil law tradition Martin / Josef Schermaier. - 3. The rise and fall of mistake in the English law of contract / John Cartwright. - 4. Case studies: Case 1: Anatole v. Bob. Case 2: Ce;limène v. Damien. Case 3: Emile v. Far Eastern Delights. Case 4: Mr and Mrs Timeless v. Mr and Mrs Careless. Case 5: Bruno v. The Local Garage. Case 6: Emmanuel v. The Computer Shop. Case 7: Cinderella. Case 8: Estella v. Uriah Heep. Case 9: Nell v. Scrooge Bank. Case 10: Zachary. Case 11: Monstrous Inventions Ltd v. Mary Shelley. Case 12: Lady Windermere v. Angel. - 5. Comparative conclusions / Ruth Sefton-Green. - Index.

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Mistake (Law)--European Union countries.
Fraud--European Union countries.
Contracts--European Union countries.

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