Private Law Theory

“Within English private law (and indeed other common law systems) many legal tests adopt a reasonableness standard. Various aspects of negligence liability are assessed in that way. The same is true in the law of contract: consider, for example, contractual formation and remoteness of damage. That approach, one would have thought, applies within the law of agency in relation to the doctrine of apparent authority …” (more)

[Mark Campbell, University of Bristol Law School Blog, 21 March]

First posted 2022-03-23 08:00:20