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increases, though many protection was abolished during the 1980s. This reduced the scope of the general law of contract, and meant that most contracts individual people made in their ordinary lives were shielded from the power of corporations to impose whatever terms they chose in selling goods and services, at work, and in people's home. Nevertheless, classical contract law remained at the foundation of specific contracts, unless particular rights were given by the courts or
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English common law as they saw it: principles of commercial certainty, good faith, fair dealing, and the enforceability of seriously intended promises. As Lord Mansfield held, "Mercantile law is not the law of a
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or disclosure requirements in some transactions) always taking precedence. But the essential principles of
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created the jurisdiction to scrap contract terms that were "unreasonable" considering the bargaining power of the parties. Collective bargaining and growing number of employment rights carried the employment contract into an autonomous field of
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dates back to ancient civilizations and the development of contract law has been heavily influenced by
Ancient Greek and Roman thought. There have been further significant developments in contract law during and since the
652:". It was partly a sign of progress, as the vestiges of feudal and mercantile restrictions on workers and businesses were lifted, a move of people from "status to contract". On the other hand, a preference for
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to meet in London, some breach of the King's peace had to be alleged. But gradually, the courts allowed claims where there had been no such trouble, no
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