

Beschreibung
Informationen zum Autor KV Krishnaprasad is a barrister at One Essex Court. He is ranked as a leading junior in commercial litigation and civil fraud and has appeared at all levels in the English Courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Bef...Informationen zum Autor KV Krishnaprasad is a barrister at One Essex Court. He is ranked as a leading junior in commercial litigation and civil fraud and has appeared at all levels in the English Courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Before he was called to the bar, He researched and taught law at the University of Oxford. He has several publications on English and Indian private law. His work on restitution has been cited with approval by the English Court of Appeal and his book on the subject is due to be published by Hart in 2024.Krishnaprasad holds an undergraduate degree from the National Law School of India University and the BCL, MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford. Niranjan Venkatesan is a barrister at One Essex Court, London. He was named Legal500 Junior of the Year for 2023 and nominated for C&P Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year 2023. He is regularly instructed as sole advocate in complex cases, often against silks; and he has vast appellate experience, having appeared on numerous occasions in the UK Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in cases involving complex questions of law. Before coming to the Bar, Niranjan read and taught law at the University of Oxford, where he was a Vinerian, Eldon and Rhodes scholar. He is also called to the Indian Bar and practised there for two years. He holds an undergraduate degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and the BCL and DPhil degrees from the University of Oxford. Shivprasad Swaminathan is Professor and Dean of the Shiv Nadar School of Law, Shiv Nadar University, Chennai. He got his undergraduate law degree from Indian Law Society, Pune before going on to read for B.C.L (with Distinction) at St. Catherine's College, Oxford; and D. Phil in Law (Jurisprudence), at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a Clarendon Scholar. He teaches Jurisprudence and Contract law for which he has won several teaching excellence awards. His work has been published in leading journals including: Cambridge Law Journal, Modern Law Review, Legal Theory and Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Umakanth Varottil is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. While his work is generally comparative in nature, his specific focus is on India and Singapore. He has co-authored or co-edited several books, published articles in international journals, and founded the IndiaCorpLaw Blog. Prior to his foray into academia, Umakanth was a partner at a pre-eminent law firm in India. During that time, he was also ranked as a leading corporate/mergers and acquisitions lawyer in India by the Chambers Global Guide. Klappentext Analyses the central doctrines and concepts of Indian contract law and provides guidance on the interpretation of the Indian Contract Act 1872 by examining its historical, philosophical, and comparative foundations. Zusammenfassung Analyses the central doctrines and concepts of Indian contract law and provides guidance on the interpretation of the Indian Contract Act 1872 by examining its historical, philosophical, and comparative foundations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Cases Table of Legislation List of Abbreviations List of Contributors PART I. GENERAL THEMES 1: History and Drafting of the Indian Contract Act 1872 Warren Swain 2: Legislative Design and the Codification Project Jeannie Marie Paterson and Elise Bant 3: Contractual Interpretation Goh Yihan 4: Migration of the Indian Contract Act 1872: The Case of Malaysia May Fong Cheong PART II. CORE...
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KV Krishnaprasad is a barrister at One Essex Court. He is ranked as a leading junior in commercial litigation and civil fraud and has appeared at all levels in the English Courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Before he was called to the bar, He researched and taught law at the University of Oxford. He has several publications on English and Indian private law. His work on restitution has been cited with approval by the English Court of Appeal and his book on the subject is due to be published by Hart in 2024.Krishnaprasad holds an undergraduate degree from the National Law School of India University and the BCL, MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford.
Niranjan Venkatesan is a barrister at One Essex Court, London. He was named Legal500 Junior of the Year for 2023 and nominated for C&P Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year 2023. He is regularly instructed as sole advocate in complex cases, often against silks; and he has vast appellate experience, having appeared on numerous occasions in the UK Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in cases involving complex questions of law. Before coming to the Bar, Niranjan read and taught law at the University of Oxford, where he was a Vinerian, Eldon and Rhodes scholar. He is also called to the Indian Bar and practised there for two years. He holds an undergraduate degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and the BCL and DPhil degrees from the University of Oxford.
Shivprasad Swaminathan is Professor and Dean of the Shiv Nadar School of Law, Shiv Nadar University, Chennai. He got his undergraduate law degree from Indian Law Society, Pune before going on to read for B.C.L (with Distinction) at St. Catherine's College, Oxford; and D. Phil in Law (Jurisprudence), at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a Clarendon Scholar. He teaches Jurisprudence and Contract law for which he has won several teaching excellence awards. His work has been published in leading journals including: Cambridge Law Journal, Modern Law Review, Legal Theory and Oxford Journal of Legal Studies.
Umakanth Varottil is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. While his work is generally comparative in nature, his specific focus is on India and Singapore. He has co-authored or co-edited several books, published articles in international journals, and founded the IndiaCorpLaw Blog. Prior to his foray into academia, Umakanth was a partner at a pre-eminent law firm in India. During that time, he was also ranked as a leading corporate/mergers and acquisitions lawyer in India by the Chambers Global Guide.
Klappentext
Analyses the central doctrines and concepts of Indian contract law and provides guidance on the interpretation of the Indian Contract Act 1872 by examining its historical, philosophical, and comparative foundations.
Inhalt
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
PART I. GENERAL THEMES
1: History and Drafting of the Indian Contract Act 1872
Warren Swain
2: Legislative Design and the Codification Project
Jeannie Marie Paterson and Elise Bant
3: Contractual Interpretation
Goh Yihan
4: Migration of the Indian Contract Act 1872: The Case of Malaysia
May Fong Cheong
PART II. CORE CONCEPTS
5: Formation
Stelios Tofaris
6: Consideration
Nigam Nuggehalli and Ragini Surana
7: Parties and Assignment
Shantanu Naravane
8: Incapacity and Its Consequences
Neel Maitra
9: Coercion, Undue Influence, and Unconscionability
Shivprasad Swaminathan and Veda Singh
10: Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Mistake
KV Krishnaprasad
11: Illegality
Thomas Sebastian and Aman Ahluwalia
12: Restraint of Trade in India: Reason (Un)restrained?
Zhong Xing Tan and Umakanth Varottil
13: Performance, Breach, and Termination
Mihir Naniwadekar
14: Frustration
Nilima Bhadbhade
15: The Duty of Good Faith
Manasi Kumar and Poorna Mysoor
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