Agency contracts and the scope of the incapacity defence in English contract law: a topic too hot to handle?

Varney, Eliza

Abstract

This article assesses the impact of a principal's mental incapacity on agency agreements in English contract law and calls for an approach compatible with the values pursued by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Citation

Varney, E. (2020). Agency contracts and the scope of the incapacity defence in English contract law: a topic too hot to handle?. Journal of Business Law, 2020(5), 382-401

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 16, 2020
• Deposit Date: Feb 17, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Business Law
• Print ISSN: 0021-9460
• Electronic ISSN: 0021-9460
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2020
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 382-401
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/17386597
• Publisher URL: https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/IAB94F830C6F711EAAB26E46E8F753686/View/FullText.html?navigationPath=Search%2Fv1%2Fresults%2Fnavigation%2Fi0ad62af0000001867e6253885c42099d%3Fppcid%3Dfd2b4b5e373944718ecfd17ef3b2797d%26Nav%3DUK-JOURNALS-PUBLICATION%26fragmen