{"product_id":"contract-law-and-the-unexpected-by-paul-s-davies-2026","title":"Contract Law and the Unexpected by Paul S Davies | 2026*","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eContract Law and the Unexpected by Paul S Davies | 2026*\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.1981%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64.3357%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul S Davies, Magda Raczynska\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.1981%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64.3357%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJun 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.1981%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64.3357%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781509989003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.1981%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64.3357%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard\u003c\/span\u003ecover \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 35.1981%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 64.3357%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloomsbury Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"97\"\u003eThis book examines how contracts can be used to manage uncertainty in commercial relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eBusinesses routinely encounter unpredictable events such as market volatility, regulatory changes, pandemics, technological developments, and geopolitical tensions. These risks are often difficult to anticipate or fully address at the time a contract is formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eWhile traditional legal doctrines such as variation and frustration may offer some relief, their application under English law is generally limited. As a result, parties often rely on carefully drafted contractual provisions that allow obligations to be modified, suspended, terminated, or renegotiated when unforeseen circumstances arise. These include material adverse change clauses, hardship clauses, performance clauses, termination and suspension provisions, remedies clauses, and variation clauses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1249\"\u003eThe book explores the interpretation, effectiveness, and enforceability of these clauses, as well as the implications when they fail to operate as intended. It also considers the consequences of granting contractual discretion to determine whether a particular risk or event has occurred and examines how these provisions interact with broader principles of contract law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1467\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eOffering valuable insights into the legal treatment of unexpected events, this book is an essential resource for academics, students, and legal practitioners, including contract drafters, advisors, and litigators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1467\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents of Contract Law and the Unexpected by Paul S Davies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePreface,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul S Davies (University College London, UK) and Magda Raczynska (University College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e1. Contract Law and the Unexpected: A Comparative Perspective,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Cartwright (University of Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e2. Constructing Frustration,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul MacMahon (London School of Economics, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e3. Managing Unexpected Events in Global Markets: Lessons from LIBOR,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo Braithwaite (LSE Law School, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e4. Smart Contracts and the Unexpected,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Green (University of Bristol, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e5. Interpreting the Contract in the Light of Unexpected Events,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Mitchell (University of Birmingham, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e6. Purposive Interpretation of Longer-term Charters,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiriam Goldby (Queen Mary University of London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e7. Hardship,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEwan McKendrick KC (University of Leiden, the Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e8. 'Hell or High Water' Clauses,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJordan English (University of Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e9. The Idea of Variation,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Mitchell (University College London, UK) and Magda Raczynska (University College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e10. Specific Performance Clauses,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolène Rowan (King's College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFind more books like Contract Law and the Unexpected by Paul S Davies: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joshualegalartgallery.com\/collections\/contracts-law\" title=\"Contract Law\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eContract Law\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Law Books Malaysia | Joshua Legal Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46253510918340,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0036\/0405\/4062\/files\/9781509989003_1.jpg?v=1781493817","url":"https:\/\/www.joshualegalartgallery.com\/products\/contract-law-and-the-unexpected-by-paul-s-davies-2026","provider":"Law Books Malaysia | Joshua Legal Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}