UMR de droit compare de Paris, Université Paris1.

• Preface; List of contributors; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; 1. General introduction Ruth Sefton-Green; 2. Mistake, misrepresentation and precontractual duties to inform: the civil law tradition Martin Josef Schermaier; 3. The rise and fall of mistake in the English law of contract John Cartwright; 4. Case studies: Case 1: Anatole v. Bob; Case 2: Célimène v. Damien; Case 3: Emile v. Far Eastern Delights; Case 4: Mr and Mrs Timeless v. Mr and Mrs Careless; Case 5: Bruno v. The Local Garage; Case 6: Emmanuel v. The Computer Shop; Case 7: Cinderella; Case 8: Estella v. Uriah Heep; Case 9: Nell v. Scrooge Bank; Case 10: Zachary; Case 11: Monstrous Inventions Ltd v. Mary Shelley; Case 12: Lady Windermere v. Angel; 5. Comparative conclusions Ruth Sefton-Green; Index.

Review of the hardback: ' … the volume on mistake, fraud and duties to inform in European contract law is a pleasant book to read … All this, together with a detailed comparative conclusion by the editor of the volume, Ruth Sefton-Green, makes this book the authority in the field.' Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law

UMR de droit compare de Paris, Université Paris1.

• Preface; List of contributors; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; 1. General introduction Ruth Sefton-Green; 2. Mistake, misrepresentation and precontractual duties to inform: the civil law tradition Martin Josef Schermaier; 3. The rise and fall of mistake in the English law of contract John Cartwright; 4. Case studies: Case 1: Anatole v. Bob; Case 2: Célimène v. Damien; Case 3: Emile v. Far Eastern Delights; Case 4: Mr and Mrs Timeless v. Mr and Mrs Careless; Case 5: Bruno v. The Local Garage; Case 6: Emmanuel v. The Computer Shop; Case 7: Cinderella; Case 8: Estella v. Uriah Heep; Case 9: Nell v. Scrooge Bank; Case 10: Zachary; Case 11: Monstrous Inventions Ltd v. Mary Shelley; Case 12: Lady Windermere v. Angel; 5. Comparative conclusions Ruth Sefton-Green; Index.

Review of the hardback: ' … the volume on mistake, fraud and duties to inform in European contract law is a pleasant book to read … All this, together with a detailed comparative conclusion by the editor of the volume, Ruth Sefton-Green, makes this book the authority in the field.' Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law

UMR de droit compare de Paris, Université Paris1.

• Preface; List of contributors; Table of legislation; List of abbreviations; 1. General introduction Ruth Sefton-Green; 2. Mistake, misrepresentation and precontractual duties to inform: the civil law tradition Martin Josef Schermaier; 3. The rise and fall of mistake in the English law of contract John Cartwright; 4. Case studies: Case 1: Anatole v. Bob; Case 2: Célimène v. Damien; Case 3: Emile v. Far Eastern Delights; Case 4: Mr and Mrs Timeless v. Mr and Mrs Careless; Case 5: Bruno v. The Local Garage; Case 6: Emmanuel v. The Computer Shop; Case 7: Cinderella; Case 8: Estella v. Uriah Heep; Case 9: Nell v. Scrooge Bank; Case 10: Zachary; Case 11: Monstrous Inventions Ltd v. Mary Shelley; Case 12: Lady Windermere v. Angel; 5. Comparative conclusions Ruth Sefton-Green; Index.

Review of the hardback: ' … the volume on mistake, fraud and duties to inform in European contract law is a pleasant book to read … All this, together with a detailed comparative conclusion by the editor of the volume, Ruth Sefton-Green, makes this book the authority in the field.' Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law