Contractual Indemnities.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Table of Conventions, Agreements etc -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- Overview -- Contractual Indemnities -- Other Indemnities -- The Concept of Exact Protection -- Scope and Structure of Book -- Scope -- Structure -- Influences of Legal History -- Part II: General Principles -- 2 The Nature of the Promise of Indemnity -- Introduction -- Differences in the Nature of Indemnity Promises -- Indemnity as a Promise of Prevention of Loss -- Illustrations -- Method of Indemnification -- Prevention of Loss and Exact Protection -- Indemnity as a Promise of Compensation for Loss -- Illustrations -- Method of Indemnification -- Compensation for Loss and Exact Protection -- Other Constructions -- Comparison with Indemnity Insurance -- 3 Construction -- Introduction -- Construction Issues -- Raw Material -- Use of Context -- Use of Precedent -- Standards of Construction -- Strict Construction -- Commercial Construction -- The Present Law -- The Rise of Commercial Construction -- Comparison with Position in Australia -- The Contra Proferentem Rule -- 4 The Scope of the Indemnity -- Introduction -- The Concept of Scope -- Definition and Structure -- Relationship with Concepts of Loss and Damnification -- General Limitations -- Causation or Connection -- Overview -- Where Causal or Connective Relation Not Satisfied -- Service Contracts and Claims by Third Parties -- Exclusion of Concurrent Causes or Concurrent Liabilities -- Losses Not Reasonably Foreseen or Contemplated -- Avoided and Reasonably Avoidable Loss -- Avoidable Loss -- Increased Loss -- Reduced Loss -- Exclusions Based on Fault or Legal Wrongs -- The Indemnified Party's Responsibility for the Loss -- Negligence -- Conversion -- Breach of Statutory Duty -- Breach of Contract.

Insurance and Other Risk Allocation Clauses -- Types of Risk Allocation Clause -- Relationship between Clauses -- Ascertainment of Scope of Clauses -- Ultimate Responsibility for Loss -- Costs -- 5 Enforcement -- Introduction -- Restrictions on Enforcement -- Formal Requirements -- The Statute of Frauds -- Consumer Protection -- Non-Compliance with Terms of Contract Containing Indemnity -- General -- Condition Precedent -- Discharge for Breach of Contract -- Other Conduct Affecting the Indemnity -- Dealings Affecting the Subject-Matter of the Indemnity -- Dealings Affecting the Indemnifier -- Unfair Contract Terms -- Enforcement Generally -- Scope -- Indemnified Parties and Others -- Actual Loss and Potential Loss -- Enforcement after Loss -- Nature of Enforcement -- Losses within the Scope of the Indemnity -- Accrual of Right to Enforce Indemnity -- Impact of Contract Damages Principles -- Losses beyond the Scope of the Indemnity -- Compensatory Indemnities -- Preventive Indemnities -- Theoretical Justifications -- Compensatory Indemnities -- Preventive Indemnities -- Orthodox Analysis -- Agreed Damages Analysis -- Enforcement before Loss -- Orders for Indemnification -- Nature of Relief -- Conditions for and Form of Relief -- Theoretical Justification -- Orders to Preserve Assets -- Declaratory Relief -- Part III: Particular Indemnities -- 6 Claims by or Liabilities to Third Parties: Classification and Establishing Loss -- Introduction -- Classification -- Nature of Indemnity -- Usual Construction is to Prevent Loss -- Illustrations -- What is meant by Preventing Loss? -- Exceptions to Preventive Construction -- Establishing Loss -- Existence of Loss -- Default Construction -- Other Constructions -- Proof of Liability of Indemnified Party -- Standard of Validity -- Proof of Actual Liability -- Whether Special Principle Applicable to Judgments.

Estoppel -- Where Indemnifier Breaches or Repudiates Contract -- Proof of a Reasonable Settlement -- The Position in the United States -- Liability Must Otherwise be within Scope of Indemnity -- 7 Claims by or Liabilities to Third Parties: Performance and Enforcement -- Introduction -- Method of Indemnification -- Exoneration from Claim by or Liability to Third Party -- Defence of Action -- Extinction of Claim or Liability -- Abandonment of Claim by Indemnifier -- Claims for Contribution -- Circular Indemnities and Similar Arrangements -- Payment to Indemnified Party -- Enforcement -- Enforcement before Loss -- Nature of Enforcement -- Preconditions -- Orders for Indemnification -- Exculpation -- Other Issues -- The Interest Rule -- Right of Third Party to Benefit of Indemnity -- 8 Claims by or Liabilities to the Indemnifier -- Introduction -- Classification -- Nature of Indemnity -- Method of Indemnification -- Enforcement -- 9 Non-Performance by a Third Party -- Introduction -- Classification -- Definition -- Illustrations -- Comparison with Similar Legal Relationships -- Guarantees -- Performance Bonds -- Nature of Indemnity -- Establishing Loss -- Existence of Loss -- Proof of Loss of Indemnified Party -- Method of Indemnification -- Enforcement -- The Status of the Principal Contract -- Principal Contract is Inherently Ineffective -- Principal Contract is Effective but Subsequently Discharged -- Enforcement after Loss -- Accrual of Right to Enforce Indemnity -- Assessment of Loss -- Enforcement before Loss -- 10 Breach of Contract by the Indemnifier -- Introduction -- Classification -- Express Indemnities -- Implied Indemnities -- Nature of Indemnity -- Prevention of Loss from Breach -- Compensation for Loss from Breach -- An Agreement on Damages -- Establishing Loss -- Method of Indemnification -- Enforcement.

Relationship between Right to Indemnity and Right to Damages -- Enforcement after Loss -- Accrual of Right to Enforce Indemnity and Date of Assessment of Loss -- Extent of Protection against Loss -- Causation -- Remoteness -- Mitigation -- Measure of Loss -- Penalties -- Enforcement before Loss -- Index.

This book examines the nature and effect of contractual indemnities outside the insurance context. It is the first work to provide a detailed account of the subject in English law.

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