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	text:  larger  smaller		Simon Whittaker Professor of European Comparative Law  Simon Whittaker has been a fellow and tutor in law at St. John's College since 1987, previously being a lecturer in laws at King's College's London. He took his degrees at Oxford (BA,1979; BCL, 1980; MA, 1982; D.Phil., 1987; DCL, 2008) and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1987. He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Regensburg and a visiting professor at the University of Paris I and University of Paris II. He is a member of the American Law Institute. Subject groups : Comparative Private Law : Comparative Public Law : Contract : Restitution : Roman Law : Tort All | Recent | Selected Publications    sorted by selection | sort by year S J Whittaker, Liability for Products: English Law, French Law and European Harmonisation (OUP 2005) S J Whittaker, 'The Language or Languages of Consumer Contracts' in John Bell and Claire Kilpatrick (eds), Cambridge Yearbook of European Studies 2005-2006 (Hart Publishing 2006) S J Whittaker, 'The Reformulation of Contractual Formality' in P. Birks and A. Pretto (eds), Themes in Comparative Law in Honour of Bernard Rudden (Oxford University Press 2002) Abstract: This article looks at the varieties of formal requirements to be found in English law and how they are changing, in part owing to the impact of European legislation. It raises questions as to the relationship between requirements of form and of substance in this context. ISBN: 0-19-925856-2 S J Whittaker, 'Performance of another's obligation: French and English law contrasted' in D. Johnston and R. Zimmermann (eds), Unjustified Enrichment, Key Issues in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press 2002) S J Whittaker, 'Public and Private Law-making: Subordinate Legislation, Contracts and the Status of 'Student Rules'' (2001) 21(1) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 103-128 DOI: 10.1093/ojls/21.1.103 ISBN: 1464-3820 Correspondence address: St John's College, Oxford, OX1 3JP Link to St John's College Link to University email/phone directory in new window