A family law ruling filed last week by the Maryland Supreme Court confirmed marital settlement agreements are contracts, but the decision may ultimately have more of an impact on contract law and ...

Contract law, a cornerstone of common law systems, governs the creation and enforcement of legally binding promises between parties. Its framework is built on fundamental principles such as freedom of ...

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This past January, a pair of very public transfer disputes (both, coincidentally, involving highly rated quarterbacks) ...

Learn about contracts from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world's leading authorities on contract law. Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. But when will the law refuse ...