The Law and Practice of Compromise

7. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84703-808-1
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell

Buch, Englisch

Reihe: Litigation Library

The Law and Practice of Compromise provides authoritative guidance on this area, enabling disputing parties to avoid litigation wherever possible and secure their agreement in enforceable form.

* Provides guidance on the law of compromise from initial procedure to enforcement

* Deals individually with different types of dispute, including: settlements in Chancery litigation; matrimonial, family and inheritance disputes; serious personal injury claims involving children or patients; employment contract disputes; landlord and tenant, boundary, and construction disputes
* Sets out the legal foundations of compromise and the essential requirements of a valid compromise
* Offers guidance and advice as to best practice, including the requirements of professional ethics in various situations
* Examines the procedure of compromise, its machinery and methods, with particular attention to Part 36 of the CPR

Autoren/Hrsg.

Foskett, David

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The legal foundation and consequences of compromise. The machinery, practice and enforcement of a compromise. The practice on impeachment of a compromise. Offers and costs. The role of legal advisers in compromise. Insurance interests and compromise. Chancery litigation. Matrimonial, family and inheritance disputes. The settlement of serious personal injury claims involving children or patients. Employment contracts and compromise. Landlord and tenant and boundary disputes. Construction litigation. Administrative court proceedings. Arbitrations. Appeals and ADR. Appendices.