Part one: English legal system
1. delegated legislation (dec99, jun03) 注：括号内为past paper的年份
What is delegated legislation, its importance, types of delegated legislation, advantages and disadvantages, control over it.
No case!
2. European Community law (dec98, dec02)
Three components: Regulation, Relative, and European Court of Justice
Case: Marshall v Southampton and West Hampshire Area Health Authority (1986)
3. Doctrine of precedent (j96, d97, j00, j01, j04)----秉承先例原则
只要看j04的考题就行了。
4. Interpretation rules (d96, d98, d00, d01, d04)
有十个原则，记住前三个就行了。
Literal rule(文意解释原则) case: Fisher v Bell 1961
Golden rule. Case: Adler v George1964
Mischief rule. Case: Heydon’s case1584, Corkery v Carpenter 1950
5. Human rights Act (d01, d04)
通常与Interpretation rules一起考。
6. Civil jurisdiction (j05, d02)
知道各级法院的职能即可。
7. Sources of contemporary law (j99, d03)
Part tw Contract law
1. Offer and invitation to treat (d98, d99, j00, j02, d03, j04, d04)
Cases: Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)
Scammel v Ouston1941
Fisher v Bell 1961
Pharmaceutical society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (1953)
Patridge v Crittenden 1968
2. Acceptance (j01, j03, d03) 特别注意postal rule(投邮主义)
这里的案例只要记住名称就可以了。
Cases: Neale v Merreit1930
Hyde v Wrench 1840
Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)
Adams v Lindsell (1818)
3. Termination of a contractual offer (j99)
三种Termination, 案例只要记住名称
i. Rejection of offers (express and implied)
Case: Hyde v Wrench 1840
ii. Revocation of offers
Case: Byrne v Tienhoven 1880
Dickinson v Dodds 1876
iii. Lapsing of offer
请注意：Offer and invitation to treat，Acceptance 和Termination of a contractual offer可能会联系在一起考。
4. Intention to create legal relations (d94, j01, d04)
Two categories of agreement: Domestic & Social agreement, Commercial agreement
熟悉各自的presumption and rebutment
Domestic & Social agreement cases: Balfour v Balfour 1919
Merritt v Merritt 1970
Commercial agreement cases: Edwards v Skyways 1964
Rose &Frank Co v Crompton Bros 1925
Jones v Vernons Pools Ltd 1938
5. Consideration (对价) (j95, d98, d99, d00, d02)
d02的section a b均考了consideration。
Three categories of considerations:
i. Executory consideration
ii. Executed consideration
iii. Past consideration
分两种情况：一为enforceable---case: Re Casey’s patents 1892, 一为unenforceable---case: Re McArdle 1951
Rules of consideration:
Case: Thomas v Thomas 1842
Chappell& Co v Nestle Co 1959
Stilk v Myrick 1809
Williams v Roffey Bros 1990
6. Part payment of debt (部分给付)(j96, j99, j03)
看june03第九题
7. Privity of contract (d99, d01, d04)
i. What is the conception of privity of contract?
Case: Dunlop v Selfridge 1915
ii. privity of contract的例外，即涉及第三方，分common law 和 statute 两种。
a. common law
case: Beswick v Beswick 1967
Shankin Pier v Detel Products Ltd 1951
Linden Gardens Trust Ltd v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd 1994
b. statute（no case）
motor insurance(第三者责任险)
Section 2, 3, 5
8. Terms (express and implied terms) (d02)
看Dec02第三题
9. Conditions, Warranties and innominate terms (j99, j01, d03)
Case: Poussard v Spiers & Pond 1876
Bettini v Gye 1876
Cehave v Bremer 1976
10. Contracts in restraint of trade (j03)
只要看j03的考题就行了。
11. Exclusion clause (d95, d98, j02, j04)
看june02, 04的考题，一题为section A, 一题为section B.
12. Remedies (d97, d98, j99, j00, d02)
四种Remedies
i. Damages
Remoteness of damage, measure of damage(j04)要解释一下
Liquidated damages and penalty clause, mitigate loss（j03）要留心。
ii. Quantum Meruit
iii. Specific performance
iv. Injunction
看Dec02第四题
13. Discharge by performance and anticipatory breach (d99, d01)
i. Discharge by performance
Case: Cutter v Powell 1795
Four exceptions
Case: Bolton v Mahadeva 1972
Hoeing v Isaacs 1952
ii. Anticipatory breach
Case: Hochster v De La Tour 1853
Omnium D’Enterprises v Sutherland 1919
White & Carter v McGregor 1961 |
