The market-leading stand-alone guide to contract law from a renowned lawyer; authoritative, comprehensive, and supportive. Comprising a unique balance of 60% text to 40% cases and materials, Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials combines the best features of a textbook with those of a traditional casebook. This unique balance shows students the law at work, aiding then in gaining a thorough understanding of contract law.
Key Features:
- Combines author text with extracts from cases and materials; can be used as a stand-alone text on contract law
- Written by an experienced author and leading authority in the field, renowned for his eloquent and accessible writing style
- Extensive referencing throughout the book supports students as they undertake independent research
- Complemented by online resources with extra material on illegality and incapacity, updates, multiple choice questions and web links
New to this edition:
- Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Court in Guest v Guest
- Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Court in Barton v Morris
- Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Court in The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine
- Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Privy Council in Nature Resorts Ltd v First Citizens Bank Ltd
- Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Court of Appeal in Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd
Digital formats and resources:
The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with accompanying online resources, functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support.
For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
1: Introduction Part 1: Formation 2: Agreement: Objective or Subjective? 3: Offer and Acceptance 4: Uncertain and Incomplete Agreements 5: Consideration and Promissory Estoppel 6: Formalities 7: Intention to Create Legal Relations Part 2: Terms 8: The Terms of Contract 9: Incorporation of Terms 10: Implied Terms 11: The Interpretation of Contracts 12: Boilerplate Clauses 13: Exclusion Clauses 14: Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts 15: Good Faith Part 3: Setting the Contract Aside 16: Mistake 17: Misrepresentation 18: Duress 19: Undue Influence 20: Unconscionability and Inequality of Bargaining Power 21: Frustration and Force Majeure Part 4: Remedies for Breach 22: Breach of Contract and Termination 23: Damages 24: Specific Performance Part 5: Third Party Rights 25: Third Parties 26: Online Chapter: Incapacity 27: Online Chapter: Illegality