Part 1 Introduction to the French law of contract, Barry Nicholas. Part 2 The binding nature of contractual obligations: the move from agreement to reliance in English law and the exclusion of liability relating to defective goods, Patrick Atiyah; the obligatory force of contract in French law, Georges Rouhette. Part 3 The domain of contract: English report, Bernard Rudden; French report, Camille Jauffret-Spinosi. Part 4 The pre-contractual obligation to disclose information: French report, Jacques Ghestin; English report, Barry Nicholas. Part 5 The effects of change in circumstances on long-term contracts: English report, John Bell; French report, Isabelle de Lamberterie. Part 6 Remedies: English report, Anthony Ogus; French report, Denis Tallon. Part 7 The distribution of cars - a complex contractual technique: English report, Hugh Beale et al; French report, Alain Sayag.