TY - BOOK AU - Buckley,R.A. TI - Ilegality and public policy T2 - Contract law library SN - 9780414059443 AV - KD1578 BUC PY - 2017/// PB - Thomson Reuters KW - Illegal contracts KW - Great Britain. KW - Illegal contracts. N1 - Includes index; Pt. 1. Contravening the Law. 1. Crime, Tort and Statutory Illegality. 2. Implied Prohibition of Contracts. 3. Unlawful Performance. 4. Knowledge and Participation. 5. Indemnity and Forfeiture -- Pt. 2. Public Policy. 6. Policy and Morality. 7. Fraud and Corruption. 8. Compromising the Legal Process. 9. Maintenance and Champerty. 10. Peace and War -- Pt. 3. Restraint of Trade. 11. Nature of the Doctrine. 12. Frontiers of Protection. 13. Construction and Scope of Covenants. 14. Customers, Rivals and the Professions. 15. Oppression, Repudiation and Interim Injunctions -- Pt. 4. Relief from the Consequences. 16. The Enforceability of Proprietary Interests. 17. Illegality and Restitution. 18. Repentance and Protection. 19. The Doctrine of Severance -- Pt. 5. Reform. 20. The New Zealand Illegal Contracts Act 1970. 21. Reform Proposals in Commonwealth Jurisdictions N2 - This practitioner text examines the law relating to illegality of contract covering all situations where a contract cannot be enforced because to do so would result either in an illegal act or be against public policy. The unexpected impact of legislation on the legality of transactions, covenants restricting the actions of former employees, and the effect of criminal activity upon the enforceability of a contract are among the particular - and highly topical - issues covered in the book ER -