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This much welcomed new edition examines all recent developments in the field of contractual indemnities.

The first edition of this landmark text provided a coherent theory of the promise of indemnity while also addressing important practical issues, such as the construction of contractual indemnities. This new edition retains its hallmark dual perspective: setting out the foundational general principles and exploring specific forms of indemnity.

This new edition also explores illegality post Patel v Mirza; extends the discussion of implied indemnities; examines the impact of Woods v Capita Insurances Services Ltd; and looks at performance bonds, guarantees and indemnities. The book states English law but it draws upon a considerable amount of material from other common law jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore. It will appeal to readers from those countries.

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Table of Contents

Part I
1. Introduction

Part II: General Principles
2. The Nature of the Promise of Indemnity
3. Construction
4. The Scope of the Indemnity
5. Enforcement

Part III: Particular Indemnities
6. Claims by or Liabilities to Third Parties: Classification and Establishing Loss
7. Claims by or Liabilities to Third Parties: Performance and Enforcement
8. Claims by or Liabilities to the Indemnifier
9. Non-Performance by a Third Party
10. Breach of Contract by the Indemnifier

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Published 28 May 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 2nd
Pages 496
ISBN 9781509984138
Imprint Hart Publishing
Series Hart Studies in Private Law
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Wayne Courtney

Wayne Courtney is Professor of Law at the National…

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