1. Introduction / John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink -- 2. Case studies: Negotiations for premises for a bookshop -- Negotiations for renewal of a lease -- Mistake about ownership of land to be sold -- An architect's prepatory work for a contract which does not materialize: parallel negotiations -- A broken engagement -- An express lock-out agreement -- Breakdown of merger negotiations -- A shopping centre without a tenant -- Breakdown of negotiations to build a house for a friend -- Public bidding -- A contract for the sale of a house which fails for lack of formality -- Confidential design information given during negotiations -- Misrepresentation or silence about a harvester's capacity -- 3. From the comon law to the civil law: the experience of Israel / Nili Cohen -- 4. A law and economics perspective on precontractual liability / Eleonora Melato and Francesco Parisi -- 5. Conclusions / John Cartwright and Martijn Hesselink
Summary
This volume outlines European perspectives on the liability which may follow a break-off of precontractual negotiations
