Lawyers, law students, contractually confused...
The key cases you used to know, should know or need to know...
Grouped in categories including: Offer and Acceptance, Breach of Contract, Damages, Mistake, Misrepresentation, Equity, Performance, Privity of Contract and more....
The English Law of Contract, the foundation for all Common Law systems, was created by a series of case law.
Adams v Lindsell, Addis v Gramophone Co Ltd, Attorney General v Blake, Bell v Lever Brothers Ltd, Bisset v Wilkinson, The Heron II), Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company, Combe v Combe, Cutter v Powell, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd, Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon, Fisher v Bell, Hartley v Ponsonby, LEstrange v F Graucob Ltd, Leaf v International Galleries, Long v Lloyd, Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel, Parker v South Eastern Railway Company, Phillips v Brooks Ltd, Smith v Hughes, Southern Foundries Ltd v Shirlaw, Victoria Laundry Ltd v Newman Industries Ltd and more...
For each case there are key points to remember, a summary and link to wikipedia. Where available you can also read the case in full on BAILII.
Weve also handpicked an image that will help you to remember the case and its facts!
Disclaimer: This app is for educational purposes only and is not a replacement for legal advice from a suitably qualified professional. Cases reported are academically significant but may no longer constitute "good law".