The law and practice of compromise : with precedents / by David Foskett and contributors.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2005.

6th ed.

59538

Compromise (Law) -- Great Britain.

1. Introduction

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Nature of a dispute

Essential requirements of a valid compromise

Impeachment of a compromise

Terms of a compromise

Effects of a compromise

Satisfaction and discharge of obligations under a compromise

Effects of a breach of a compromise

Means by which compromises are effectuated

Practice of compromise

Enforcement of a compromise

Practice on setting aside a compromise

Present landscape in civil litigation

Structure of Pt 36

Pre-action offers

Essential general requirements of a Pt 36 offer and a Pt 36 payment notice

Particular requirements of a Pt 36 offer

Particular requirements of a Pt 36 payment and a Pt 36 payment notice

Mixed money and non-money claims

Clarifiation of Pt 36 offers and payment notices

Acceptance other than with the Court's permission

Acceptance with the Court's permission

Failing to beat a Pt 36 offer or a Pt 36 payment

Narrow beating of, or a failure to beat, a Pt 36 offer or Pt 36 payment

Miscellaneous matters relating to Pt 36

Offers outside Pt 36

The without prejudice rule

Professional ethics and responsibilities

Authority to compromise and liabilities of legal advisers arising from compromise

Insurance interests and compromise

The settlement of chancery litigation

Compromise of disputes between husband and wife

Settlement of Inheritance Act disputes

Offers of settlement in matriomonial finance cases

Settlement of serious personal injury claims involving children or patients

Employment contracts and compromise

Landlord and tenant

Disputes over land

Construction disputes

The resolution by agreement of administrative court proceedings

Settlement of arbitration

Settlement of appeals

Settlement through ADR.

This book explains and provides authoritative guidance on compromise law, with separate chapters on compromise in particular areas. It includes a large section of forms and precedents.

Includes index.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Contributors: David Hodge, Jonathan Cohen, Michael Black, Adrian Lynch, Nigel Giffin, William Edis and Michelle Stevens-Hoare.

Foskett on compromise

9780421903005

cii, 703p. ; 24 cm