John Cartwright is Reader in the Law of Contract at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at the University of Leiden. He is also a Solicitor. Martijn Hesselink is Professor of European Private Law at the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law.

• Part I. Introduction John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink; Part II. Case Studies: 1. Case 1: Negotiations for premises for a bookshop; 2. Case 2: Negotiations for renewal of a lease; 3. Case 3: Mistake about ownership of land to be sold; 4. Case 4: An architect's preparatory work for a contract which does not materialise; parallel negotiations; 5. Case 5: A broken engagement; 6. Case 6: An express lock-out agreement; 7. Case 7: The breakdown of merger negotiations; 8. Case 8: A shopping centre without a tenant; 9. Case 9: Breakdown of negotiations to build a house for a friend; 10. Case 10: Public bidding; 11. Case 11: A contract for the sale of a house which fails for lack of formality; 12. Case 12: Confidential design information given during negotiations; 13. Case 13: Misrepresentation or silence about a harvester's capacity; Part III: From the common law to the civil law: the experience of Israel Nili Cohen; Part IV. A Law and Economics Perspective on Precontractual Liability Eleonora Melato and Francesco Parisi; Part V. Conclusions John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink.

Review of the hardback: '… succeeds in its aim … an interesting and useful addition to the comparative law literature. … clearly written, thought provoking and a useful reference tool … an excellent addition to the series.' Journal of Business Law

John Cartwright is Reader in the Law of Contract at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at the University of Leiden. He is also a Solicitor. Martijn Hesselink is Professor of European Private Law at the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law.

• Part I. Introduction John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink; Part II. Case Studies: 1. Case 1: Negotiations for premises for a bookshop; 2. Case 2: Negotiations for renewal of a lease; 3. Case 3: Mistake about ownership of land to be sold; 4. Case 4: An architect's preparatory work for a contract which does not materialise; parallel negotiations; 5. Case 5: A broken engagement; 6. Case 6: An express lock-out agreement; 7. Case 7: The breakdown of merger negotiations; 8. Case 8: A shopping centre without a tenant; 9. Case 9: Breakdown of negotiations to build a house for a friend; 10. Case 10: Public bidding; 11. Case 11: A contract for the sale of a house which fails for lack of formality; 12. Case 12: Confidential design information given during negotiations; 13. Case 13: Misrepresentation or silence about a harvester's capacity; Part III: From the common law to the civil law: the experience of Israel Nili Cohen; Part IV. A Law and Economics Perspective on Precontractual Liability Eleonora Melato and Francesco Parisi; Part V. Conclusions John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink.

Review of the hardback: '… succeeds in its aim … an interesting and useful addition to the comparative law literature. … clearly written, thought provoking and a useful reference tool … an excellent addition to the series.' Journal of Business Law

John Cartwright is Reader in the Law of Contract at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at the University of Leiden. He is also a Solicitor. Martijn Hesselink is Professor of European Private Law at the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law.

• Part I. Introduction John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink; Part II. Case Studies: 1. Case 1: Negotiations for premises for a bookshop; 2. Case 2: Negotiations for renewal of a lease; 3. Case 3: Mistake about ownership of land to be sold; 4. Case 4: An architect's preparatory work for a contract which does not materialise; parallel negotiations; 5. Case 5: A broken engagement; 6. Case 6: An express lock-out agreement; 7. Case 7: The breakdown of merger negotiations; 8. Case 8: A shopping centre without a tenant; 9. Case 9: Breakdown of negotiations to build a house for a friend; 10. Case 10: Public bidding; 11. Case 11: A contract for the sale of a house which fails for lack of formality; 12. Case 12: Confidential design information given during negotiations; 13. Case 13: Misrepresentation or silence about a harvester's capacity; Part III: From the common law to the civil law: the experience of Israel Nili Cohen; Part IV. A Law and Economics Perspective on Precontractual Liability Eleonora Melato and Francesco Parisi; Part V. Conclusions John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink.

Review of the hardback: '… succeeds in its aim … an interesting and useful addition to the comparative law literature. … clearly written, thought provoking and a useful reference tool … an excellent addition to the series.' Journal of Business Law