Consent to contract

The topic of this paper is the consent of a third party to the conclusion of a contract. The current lack of interest of legal science in the institution of third-party consent to contract is a consequence of its scattered normative regulation. Considering third-party consent is required often, in numerous and diverse cases, it is sporadically regulated in parts of regulations governing these contracts. Given the large number of cases where third-party consent to contract is required, this institution is sporadically regulated in parts of regulations governing individual contracts for which consent is required. Therefore, this paper examines contracts for which it is necessary to obtain third-party consent and which most often appear in legal transactions, such as contracts involving persons with limited business capacity, as well as consent required for the conclusion of sublease and sublicense contracts. This paper also includes an analysis of the current regulation of consent in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia, as well as an analysis of issues related to the form, legal nature, and consequences of the absence of third-party consent. The paper also presents a comparative legal analysis of solutions contained in the legislation of Germany, France, and Switzerland.