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The Domains Of Loyalty: Relationships Between Fiduciary Obligation And Intrinsic Motivation, Deborah A. Demott Mar 2021

The Domains Of Loyalty: Relationships Between Fiduciary Obligation And Intrinsic Motivation, Deborah A. Demott

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Recent scholarly inquiry into fiduciary law predominantly focuses on whether the subject is a coherent field and not a piecemeal assortment of doctrinal detail. This Article looks to the future and to relationships between the formal domain of fiduciary law and other factors that shape conduct. These include intrinsic motivation, markets for professional services, and forces like the operation of reputation. The Article demonstrates that looking across domains, from the legal to the extralegal, casts in sharp relief the reasons why fiduciary law is distinctive. These stem from the specific qualities of relationships to which fiduciary law applies, as well …


Standardization Of Standard-Form Contracts: Competition And Contract Implications, Mark R. Patterson Nov 2010

Standardization Of Standard-Form Contracts: Competition And Contract Implications, Mark R. Patterson

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Standard-form contracts are a common feature of commercial relationships because they offer the advantage of lower transaction costs. This advantage of standard contracts is increased when there is a second layer of standardization under which multiple firms agree on a standard contract. Trade associations and similar entities often effect standardization of this kind through collective agreement on a standard contract, sometimes under the aegis of state actors. Multifirm contract standardization can provide not only the usual transaction-cost advantages of standard-form contracts, but also increased competition among firms, because a standard contract makes comparison among firms’ offerings easier. But standardization among …


Liberty, Trade, And The Uniform Commercial Code: When Should Default Rules Be Based On Business Practices?, Kerry Lynn Macintosh May 1997

Liberty, Trade, And The Uniform Commercial Code: When Should Default Rules Be Based On Business Practices?, Kerry Lynn Macintosh

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No abstract provided.


On The Ucc Revision Process: A Reply To Dean Scott, Peter A. Alces, David Frisch Jun 1996

On The Ucc Revision Process: A Reply To Dean Scott, Peter A. Alces, David Frisch

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No abstract provided.


Some Realism About Legal Surrealism, Jeanne L. Schroeder Feb 1996

Some Realism About Legal Surrealism, Jeanne L. Schroeder

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No abstract provided.


Appropriate Standards For A Buyer's Refusal To Keep Goods Tendered By A Seller, William H. Lawrence May 1994

Appropriate Standards For A Buyer's Refusal To Keep Goods Tendered By A Seller, William H. Lawrence

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No abstract provided.


Intangibles Contracts: Thoughts Of Hubs, Spokes, And Reinvigorating Article 2, Raymond T. Nimmer May 1994

Intangibles Contracts: Thoughts Of Hubs, Spokes, And Reinvigorating Article 2, Raymond T. Nimmer

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No abstract provided.


Good Faith In Articles 1 And 2 Of The U.C.C.: The Practice View, Steven J. Burton May 1994

Good Faith In Articles 1 And 2 Of The U.C.C.: The Practice View, Steven J. Burton

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Consumers-R-Us: A Reality In The U.C.C. Article 2 Revision Process, Yvonne W. Rosmarin May 1994

Consumers-R-Us: A Reality In The U.C.C. Article 2 Revision Process, Yvonne W. Rosmarin

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No abstract provided.


Reinventing The Wheel, Marion W. Benfield Jr., Peter A. Alces May 1994

Reinventing The Wheel, Marion W. Benfield Jr., Peter A. Alces

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No abstract provided.


Standards For Revising Article 2 Of The U.C.C.: The Nom Clause Model, Robert A. Hillman May 1994

Standards For Revising Article 2 Of The U.C.C.: The Nom Clause Model, Robert A. Hillman

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No abstract provided.


Remedies As Property: A Different Perspective On Specific Performance Clauses, David Frisch May 1994

Remedies As Property: A Different Perspective On Specific Performance Clauses, David Frisch

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No abstract provided.


Contract Formation And Modification Under Revised Article 2, Richard E. Speidel May 1994

Contract Formation And Modification Under Revised Article 2, Richard E. Speidel

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No abstract provided.


Consumer Issues And The Revision Of U.C.C. Article 2, Fred H. Miller May 1994

Consumer Issues And The Revision Of U.C.C. Article 2, Fred H. Miller

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No abstract provided.


The Revision Of Article 2: Romancing The Prism, John E. Murray Jr. May 1994

The Revision Of Article 2: Romancing The Prism, John E. Murray Jr.

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No abstract provided.


U.C.C. Methodology: Taking A Realistic Look At The Code, John L. Gedid Feb 1988

U.C.C. Methodology: Taking A Realistic Look At The Code, John L. Gedid

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No abstract provided.


Peaceful Repossession Under The Uniform Commercial Code: A Constitutional And Economic Analysis, Soia Mentschikoff May 1973

Peaceful Repossession Under The Uniform Commercial Code: A Constitutional And Economic Analysis, Soia Mentschikoff

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No abstract provided.


The Treatment Of Equipment Leases As Security Agreements Under The Uniform Commercial Code, John R. Peden Oct 1971

The Treatment Of Equipment Leases As Security Agreements Under The Uniform Commercial Code, John R. Peden

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No abstract provided.


Some "Proceeds" And Priority Problems Under Revised Article 9, Ray D. Henson May 1971

Some "Proceeds" And Priority Problems Under Revised Article 9, Ray D. Henson

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No abstract provided.