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Book Review: The Three And A Half Minute Transaction: What Sticky Boilerplate Reveals About Contract Law And Practice, Andrea J. Boyack
Book Review: The Three And A Half Minute Transaction: What Sticky Boilerplate Reveals About Contract Law And Practice, Andrea J. Boyack
Andrea J Boyack
This review situates Gulati & Scott’s findings with respect to sovereign debt instruments and the contracting process in the context of a legal profession on the brink of change. Gulati and Scott’s book addresses the inexplicable failure of lawyers to respond to a sovereign debt litigation outcome by clarifying a boilerplate provision after an adverse judicial interpretation. Their fascinating study of boilerplate in sophisticated transactional legal practice is timely and compelling both in terms of the specific story it tells, namely the persistence of the pari passu clause in sovereign debt instruments, as well as its broader implications: Structural flaws …
How To Create American Manufacturing Jobs, John D. Gleissner Esquire
How To Create American Manufacturing Jobs, John D. Gleissner Esquire
John D Gleissner Esquire
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Trust And The Triangle Expectation Model In Twenty-First Century Contract Law, Eli Bukspan
Trust And The Triangle Expectation Model In Twenty-First Century Contract Law, Eli Bukspan
Eli Bukspan
The concept of trust best explains the true nature of contract law and is found in key contract law doctrines such as good faith and public policy. By identifying contractual expectation with the idea of trust, and by considering the actual expectations of the contracting parties as well as the ideal expectations of the public, the Article develops the triangle-of-expectations model—the most coherent account of contract law today. This model, conceptually different than classic contract theory, also contributes to stability, certainty, and the contracting parties’ ability to rely on each other as well as on the contractual institution. Most importantly, …