Unpacking Contract Law

Tim attempts to blame it all on the (non-existent) script. Maggie fears physical violence and Severine opens Pandora’s box. It has to be a case about the interpretation of a liquidated damages clause.

This week we’re discussing pets in contract law. Tim provides a lecture on dog health. Severine places the cat among the mice and Maggie explains why she’s working with two donkeys.

We struggle to find who was actually in control (in the case). Severine agrees with Tim but only because she is thinking on her feet. Tim places Maggie on the Supreme Court and Maggie questions what we’ve all been doing for 800 years.

In this episode Severine finds the perfect title for our movie, Tim feels a little ill and Maggie coins the term ‘Hoffmannian’. We also unpack the case of Fulton Shipping Inc of Panama v Globalia Business Travel (2017).

In this episode we discuss the case of Joanne Properties Ltd v Moneything Capital Ltd. Are agreements now worthless? We find out why Lord Lewison can sleep well and Severine poses the existential question of who we are.

This episode covers the recent decision of Canary Wharf v EMA and the topic of frustration. We establish Maggie’s most hated words of 2020, Tim becomes Mr Mistake and Severine deletes a chapter in her textbook.

In this episode we discuss the implications of Wells v Devani. We find out what Maggie was up to in the 1980's and why Tim needs to get out more.

Can we find good faith anywhere? Is it easier to make a tough decision in the minority? Can all judges be right? For the answers to these questions and more you'll want to listen to this episode.