The Law of Contract
Fourth Edition
ISBN13: 9780199571741ISBN10: 0199571740
Paperback,
560 pages
Apr 2010,
In Stock
Price:
$55.00 (07)Description
The Law of Contract provides an accessible overview of the fundamentals of contract law and its underlying rationales. It also introduces and explores the main academic debates within the subject, encouraging students to decide for themselves whether the rules that contract law adopts are justifiable and, if not, how they should be altered.To help students to develop the skills necessary to apply the principles of contract law to new situations, The Law of Contract breaks down legal problems into different and manageable steps. This book covers all of the core areas studied on an undergraduate course and incorporates chapter summaries and self-test questions to reinforce students' learning and aid revision, as well as further reading sections to provide a platform for further study.
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- Covers the fundamental principles of contract law in a straightforward and highly readable manner, giving students a sound understanding of the nature and scope of the subject
- Introduces key academic debates, encouraging students to consider whether existing legal rules are correct and justifiable
- Students are motivated to reflect upon their reading through the inclusion of self-test questions, and are encouraged to build upon this knowledge using the texts listed as further reading
- An Online Resource Centre enables students to keep informed about changes in the law through regular updates and web links to key materials
- The 4th edition covers numerous new cases including those on: pre-contractual negotiations and contractual interpretation; remoteness of damage and lost profits; contracts that fail to materialise; and implied terms. Significant Court of Appeal cases to be covered include those on: repudiation; frustration of contracts; and implied terms.
- Also covered are the important series of first instance decisions, IOFT v Abbey National plc and others, concerning the OFT's challenge to the fairness of bank charges under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 is considered as well as Haysman v Mrs Roger Films on the measure of damages; Soulsbury v Soulsbury on unilateral contract formation; and Linnett v Halliwells LLP on silence and contractual acceptance.
- The chapter on contractual incapacity has been updated to deal with the Mental Capacity Act, which is now fully in force, and more emphasis has been given to electronic means of commerce in the chapter on formation.
- Overviews for each chapter draw together the major topic areas covered to ensure students have noted all of the essential points.
About the Author(s)
Janet O'Sullivan is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Selwyn College, Cambridge and a University Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Cambridge University.
Jonathan Hilliard is a barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, London, specializing in commercial law, pensions and private client.
