Case law discussions in sport management scholarship and pedagogy frequently focus exclusively on one primary topic area. Thus, a case serves as a textbook example of a specific legal theory and management practice points. Occasionally, a multi-faceted case allows for an elaborate, comprehensive...

In the legislation of countries in the system of ″common law″, the commission contract is brought under regulation differently, depending on the principle that has been adopted, regarding the extent to which it is permitted the establishment of certain legal effects in the relationships...

This paper illustrates the regulatory limits of the mandatory rule in contract law by undertaking an economic analysis of Article 17 of Commercial Agent (Council Directive) Regulation 1993, which aims to benefit the commercial agent by forcing the principal to make a mandatory end payment to the...

In at least two decisions the New Zealand Court of Appeal has countenanced that the common law, independently of any express or implied statutory rule, might require a party to contract with someone it does not want to. These cases involved private sporting bodies, but the supposed principle...

Spanish abstract: El presente trabajo posee dos objetivos complementarios: Por un lado (i) basados en una lectura de la doctrina jurídica civilista en general, se evidencia la existencia de un criterio normativo al que debiera responder las reglas predeterminadas (reglas supletivas) en el...

What does it mean to consent? Consent is an essential component of contracts, yet its part in contract law is obscure. Despite its importance, there is no independent doctrine of consent; rather, it plays a key, but ill-defined role in assessing doctrines such as assent or duress. This Article...

Economic analysis suggests that the hesitation to contractualize marriage creates a number of inefficiencies. This paper discusses these inefficiencies and then proposes an economic reconceptualization of Continental marriage law. By bringing in more contract into the statutes regulating...

In this short essay, I criticize Professor Jane Stapleton's argument (defended in her article ‘The Normal Expectancies Measure in Tort Damages' (1997) 113 LQR 257) that “[c]lassifying compensatory damages into different measures of damages is a useful analytical device in the study of the...

Unfair terms law as an area of consumer contract law becomes more and more important and, within the European context, new forms of enforcement are discussed in order to augment the level of effectiveness of consumer protection. Personalization of the law could have a significant impact on the...