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Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Table of Cases Table of Statutes Table of European Cases Table of European Treaties and Conventions INTRODUCTION 1. Nature and Scope of Illegality 2. Structure of the Book PART ONE: CONTRAVENING THE LAW 1. CRIME, TORT AND STATUTORY ILLEGALITY 1. Introduction 2. Seriousness (a) Deliberate Acts (b) Possible Approaches 3. The Nature of Statutory Illegality (a) Separate from ‘‘Common Law’’ Illegality (b) Contractual Context (c) Statutory Duties in Tort and Crime (d) Conclusion 2. IMPLIED PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS 1. Nature of the Doctrine 2. Techniques of Construction 3. The Doctrine of Implied Prohibition in Practice 4. Statutory Interpretation 5. Conditional Agreements (a) Compliance with Legal Requirements (b) Contractual Allocation of Responsibility 3. UNLAWFUL PERFORMANCE 1. Scope of the Chapter 2. Executory Contracts and Ignorance of the Law (a) Illegality Irrelevant (b) Illegality Confused With Other Concepts 3. Position of the Party Responsible for Unlawful Performance 4. Position of the ‘‘Innocent’’ Party 4. KNOWLEDGE AND PARTICIPATION 1. Introduction 2. Extent of Claimant’s Involvement (a) Mere Awareness (b) Participation (c) Contractual Obligation Not Required (d) Involvement in a Related Transaction 3. Where the Illegal Scheme is Especially Grave 4. Performance Unlawful from the Outset (a) Rights of the “Innocent” Party (b) “Excusable Ignorance” (c) “Promises” and “Warranties” 5. INDEMNITY AND FORFEITURE 1. Introduction 2. Recovery of Criminal Penalties 3. Recovery of Damages (a) Policy Issues (b) Intentional Wrongdoing (c) Exemplary Damages 4. Suicide and Life Insurance (a) Enforceability by the Deceased’s Estate (b) Assignment of Life Policies 5. Succession and Forfeiture (a) At Common Law (b) By Statute 6. “No Benefit From A Crime” PART TWO: PUBLIC POLICY 6. POLICY AND MORALITY 1. Introduction 2. Public Policy in the Courts (a) Nature of Public Policy (b) Factors to be Taken into Account 3. Marriage and Sexual Morality (a) Marriage (b) Sexual Relationships Outside Marriage 4. Public Policy in Practice 7. FRAUD AND CORRUPTION 1. Introduction 2. Fraudulent Contracts 3. Defrauding the Revenue (a) General Applicability (b) Deceptive Documentation (c) Evading Income Tax (d) Degrees of Blameworthiness 4. Corrupt Bargains 5. Confidentiality Agreements (a) Payment for Silence (b) Libellous Communications (c) Concealment of Criminality (d) Disclosure and the Public Interest 8. COMPROMISING THE LEGAL PROCESS 1. Categories of Cases 2. Contracts to Stifle Prosecutions (a) Introduction (b) Offences of Differing Gravity (c) Concealing an Arrestable Offence (d) Existing Liabilities (e) Illegality and Duress 9. MAINTENANCE AND CHAMPERTY 1. Introduction 2. Lawful Maintenance 3. Champerty