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Cases and Materials on Contract Law in Australia 7th Edition

Cases and Materials on Contract Law in Australia 7th Edition

Name: Cases and Materials on Contract Law in Australia 7th Edition
Brand: LexisNexis Australia
SKU: 9780409343120
Price: 2202.93 HKD
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Author: J.W. Carter; Elisabeth Peden; G.J. Tolhurst
ISBN: 9780409343120

Edited by J.W. Carter · Elisabeth Peden · G.J. Tolhurst

LexisNexis Australia February 2019

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780409343120
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
Publication: February 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Cases and Materials on Contract Law in Australia is an outstanding resource offering explanatory commentary on the key principles of contract law and carefully selected extracts from leading cases, relevant legislation and secondary sources. It aligns with all Australian contract law units, covering 40 topics in the areas of Agreement, Terms of the Contract, Parties to the Contract, Vitiating Factors, Illegality, Performance and Breach, Termination for Breach, Termination by Frustration, and Remedies.

Chapters are structured to develop a strong understanding of each topic, providing clear statements of essential concepts and their relationship to other contractual principles and definitions of relevant legal terms. The author explains the facts and pertinent issues of both principal and illustrative cases, what to look for in a decision and how each issue is resolved. Each topic offers discussion of reform and further reading suggestions. Additional problem questions with worked answers are included.

The seventh edition of this work has been extensively revised. Commentary, case extracts and materials are updated to reflect developments in case law and legislation, such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014); Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) and Thorne v Kennedy (2017). There are new materials on good faith and contract construction. New case extracts include:

Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton (2012)
Electricity Generation Corp v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014)
Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2016)

This case book is an ideal teaching tool, both as a standalone text and as a companion work to Contract Law in Australia or Carter’s Guide to Australian Contract Law.

Part I — Introduction; 1.
Introduction: 2 Good Faith and Commercial Construction; Part II — Agreement; 3.
Formation of Contract: 4 Uncertain and Incomplete Promises; 5 Conditional Promises; 6 Promises Supported by Consideration; 7 Promises Supported by Estoppel; 8 Promises Intended to Create Legal Relations; 9 Promises Requiring Written Evidence; Part III — Terms of the Contract; 10.
Express Terms: 11 Implied Terms and Consumer Guarantees; 12 Construction Principles; 13 Classification of Terms; 14 Exclusion Clauses; Part IV —; Parties to the Contract; 15.
Capacity: 16 Privity of Contract and Plurality of Parties; 17 Assignment of Contractual Rights; Part V — Vitiating Factors; 18.
Contracts Induced by Misleading Conduct: 19 Misleading Conduct Under Statute; 20 Contractual Mistake; 21 Documents Mistakenly Signed; 22 Duress; 23 Undue Influence; 24 Unconscionable Conduct and Unfair Terms; Part VI — Illegality; 25.
Illegality: 26 Contracts in Restraint of Trade; 27 The Effects of Illegality; Part VII — Performance and Breach; 28.
Performance of the Contract: 29 Breach of Contract; Part VIII — Termination for Breach; 30.
Termination for Breach: 31 Restrictions on Termination; 32 Consequences of Termination; Part IX — Termination by Frustration; 33.
Termination by Frustration: 34 Consequences of Frustration; Part X — Remedies; 35.
General Principles of Contract Damages: 36 Particular Issues in Contract Damages; 37 Recovery of Sums Fixed by the Contract; 38 Restitution; 39 Specific Performance; 40 Injunction; Part XI — Questions and Answers; 41.
Problem Questions: 42 Problem Answers