Unpacking Contract Law

By Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Severine SaintierEducation

Unpacking Contract Law episodes

July 01 Unpacking King Crude Carriers v Ridgebury November LLC
#Condition Precent #Deposits #Implied Terms
Tim becomes the persistent bystander. Maggie revises English grammar but Severine finds her Achilles heel. Is it all just legal fiction or a condition precedent?
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Unpacking King Crude Carriers v Ridgebury November LLC
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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51 min
May 27 Unpacking Advanced Multi-Technology v Universe Ltd
#Termination #Repudiatory Breach #Interpretation
Severine gets sneaky. Tim and Maggie compete for the pedant award. The (face) masks are off when it comes to termination.
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Unpacking Advanced Multi-Technology v Universe Ltd
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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46 min
April 17 Unpacking Ellis v Bensons
#Implied Terms #Good Faith #Franchise #Inequality of Bargaining Power
Tim drives too close to employment contracts. Severine steers towards inequality of bargaining power. Maggie takes over the driving seat. Will there need to be further implied terms?
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Unpacking Ellis v Benson
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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56 min
October 29, 2025 Unpacking National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v Nexus (Wear Passenger Transport Executive)
#Third Party Rights #Rectification #Incorporation #Collective Agreements
Tim abstracts but Maggie knows we're all idiots. Severine rejects all the heckling. It's time to rectify and incorporate!
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Unpacking National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v Nexus (Wear Passenger Transport E
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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50 min
October 01, 2025 Unpacking Morris-Garner v One Step Ltd
#Negotiating Damages #Specific Performance #Legitimate Interest
Maggie gets her axe out. Severine clarifies French law when Tim searches for goodwill.
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Unpacking Morris-Garner v One Step Ltd
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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50 min
July 03, 2025 Unpacking Waller-Edwards v OneSavings Bank Plc
#Undue Influence #Surety #Etridge No 2
Tim can't remember his name. Maggie brings her elephant to work and Severine puts them on enquiry. This discussion is anything but de minimis!
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Unpacking Waller-Edwards v OneSavings Bank Plc
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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49 min
June 06, 2025 Unpacking Secretary of State for the DEFRA v Public and Commercial Services Union
#Third Party Rights #Construction #Rebuttable Presumption
Severine enjoys the bingo. Maggie goes blue and Tim eventually joins the conversation. Is he the third party?
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Unpacking Secretary of State for the DEFRA v Public and Commercial Services Union
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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48 min
February 18, 2025 Unpacking Tesco Stores v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
#Interpretation #Implied terms #Specific Performance #Damages
Tim waves his hands in the air. Maggie becomes the founding member of a fan club. Severine shuts the door on it all.
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Unpacking Tesco Stores v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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51 min
January 24, 2025 Unpacking RTI v MUR
#Force Majeure #Reasonable Endeavours #Interpretation
Maggie claims to be orthodox. Severine is persistent and Tim claims to be using reasonable endeavours. Was it all predictable or is there some force majeure at work?
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Unpacking RTI v MUR
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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53 min
October 25, 2024 Unpacking Houssein v London Credit Ltd
#liquidated damages #penalty clauses #primary/secondary obligations
Three semantic magicians turn liquidated damages into penalties, primary obligations into secondary and back again – or not!
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Unpacking Houssein v London Credit Ltd
Timothy Dodsworth, Maggie Hemsworth & Séverine Saintier
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1 hr 6 min

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Welcome to unpacking contract law. The UK based contract law podcast delivering unsolicited opinions on new and old contract law cases. The purpose of these podcasts is to provide you with an…