A N ACADEMIC CONFERENC E IN CELEBRATION OF THE
40
TH A NNIVERSARY OF THE I SRAELI C ONTRACTS A CT
(R EMEDIES FOR B REACH OF C ONTRACT ) 1970
Haifa & Netanya, 25 and 26 April, 2010
Academic Organizers:
Dr. Yehuda Adar, University of Haifa
Dr. Moshe Gelbard, Netanya Academic College
Sunday, 25 April, 2010
University of Haifa
Program
8:30-9:00 Receptions & Registration
9:00-9:15 Greetings & Introduction (Hecht Hall)
Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren, Dean, Faculty of Law,
University of Haifa
Dr. Yehuda Adar, Faculty of Law, University of
Haifa
9:15-10:45 Panel I: The Remedies Statute – A General
Overview
Chair: Prof. Michal Gal, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law,
University of Haifa
1 st Lecture Former Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Prof.
Itzhak Englard, Emeritus, Hebrew University)
Corrective and Distributive Justice in Remedies for
Breach of Contract

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* 2 st Lecture Prof. Gabriela Shalev (U.N. Ambassador, Emeritus
Hebrew University)
The History and Characteristics of the Remedies
Statute s ubject to final confirmation
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10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:15 Panel II (Hecht Hall): Disgorgement Damages as A Remedy for Breach of Contract
Chair: Dr. Tal Zarsky, University of Haifa
1 st Lecture Prof. Andrew Kull (Boston University School of
Law)
Disgorgement Damages and Opportunistic Breach
– Article 39 of the Third American Restatement on
Restitution
2 nd Lecture Prof. Eyal Zamir (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
The Marginality of Disgorgement in Contract – A
Behavioral Explanation
12:15-13:15 Lunch (Invitees only)
13:15-14:30 Panel III (Hecht Hall): Fault & Punishment in
Contract Remedies
Chair: Dr. Daniel Ben-Oliel, Faculty of Law,
University of Haifa
1 st Lecture Prof. Ariel Porat (Tel-Aviv University)
Fault as A Defence in Contract
2 nd Lecture Dr. Yehuda Adar (University of Haifa)
The Role of Punishment in the Award of
Contractual Remedies
3 rd Lecture Prof. Shachar Lifshitz (Bar-Ilan University)
The Role of Fault in Breach of A Family Contract
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Monday, 26 April, 2010
Netanya Academic College
8:30-9:00 Reception
9:00-9:10 Greetings (Teshuva Hall)
Prof. Sinai Deutch, Dean of the Law School and
Vice-President, Netanya Academic College
9:10-10:45 Panel I: Contractual & Pre-contractual
Liability – Specific Problems
Chair: Dr. Haggai Winitzki, Sha’arei Mishpat School of Law
* 1 st Lecture Prof. Offer Grosskopf (Justice, Central District
Court)
Objective and Subjective Standards in
Compensatory Damages
2 nd Lecture Dr. Elad Finkelstein (Ono Academic College)
The Interrelation between Contractual and Pre-
contractual Liability
3 nd Lecture Dr. Eli Bukspan (Interdisciplinary Center, Herzlia)
The Trust Theory and the ‘Expectations’ Triangle’
in Contract Remedies
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:15 Panel II : Enforcement versus Compensation
Chair: Prof. Sinai Deutch, Netanya Academic
College
1 st Lecture Prof. Douglas Laycock (University of Michigan)
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2 nd Lecture Prof. Daniel Friedman (Emeritus, Tel-Aviv
University, Former Minister of Justice)
Economic Aspects of Damages and Specific
Performance Compared
12:15-13:15 Lunch (Invitees only)

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13:15-14:30 Panel III (Teshuva Hall): Contract Remedies outside the Remedies Statute
Chair: Dr. Ruth-Plato Shinar, Netanya Academic
College
1 st Lecture Prof. Sinai Deutch (Netanya Academic College)
Remedies for Breach of A Consumer Contract
2 nd Lecture Dr. Moshe Gelbard (Netanya Academic College)
Reduction of Price as A Contractual Remedy – A
Critical Evaluation
3 rd Lecture Prof. Dudi Schwartz (Dean, One Academic College
School of Law)
The Use of Interim Remedies in Contractual
Disputes
14:30-14:45 Coffee Break
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14:45-15:30 Closing Session
Chair: Prof. Hadara Bar-Mor, Vice-Dean, Netanya
Academic College
* 14:45-15:15 Prof. Miguel Deutch (Tel-Aviv University)
Past and Future in the Law of Remedies: A Look on the Codification Proposal and Its Ramifications
15:15-15:30 Dr. Moshe Gelbard (Netanya Academic College)
Concluding Remarks