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Chitty on Contracts, 34th Edition: Volume 1 (General Principles) + Volume 2 (Specific Contracts) (Mainwiork + 1st Supplement)

Chitty on Contracts, 34th Edition: Volume 1 (General Principles) + Volume 2 (Specific Contracts) (Mainwiork + 1st Supplement)

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  • Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
  • ISBN: 9780414098251
  • Published In: November 2022
  • Format: Hardback (2 volumes) + Paperback , 5372 pages
  • Jurisdiction: Commonwealth, U.K. ? Disclaimer:
    Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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    The leading reference work on contract law in the Common Law world, Chitty on Contracts offers guidance on the whole range of contract law as practiced in the UK.

    • Provides coverage of all relevant legislation and a huge depth of case reference
    • Presents complete coverage of the law of contract, incorporating extensive reference to relevant legislation and recent case law
    • Contains interpretation and analysis of general legislation since the last edition,
    • Provides an in-depth examination of actions arising in contract law, including exclusion clauses, estoppel, illegality and public policy, mistake, misrepresentation and non-disclosure, breach of performance
    • Covers the formation of contract as it effects the Agreement; Consideration, Form, Mistake; Misrepresentation and Duress and Undue Influence;
    • Treats in detail the Capacity of parties
    • Analyses and comments on the terms of the contract relating to Express and Implied Terms; Exemption Clauses; Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts; and Arbitration Clauses;
    • Examines Illegality and Public Policy
    • Under Joint obligations covers in detail the law of contract relating to Third Parties, Assignment;, Death and Bankruptcy
    • Examines and analyses contract law in relation to performance and discharge, covering Discharge by Agreement; by Frustration; by Breach;
    • Studies remedies for breach of contract, including damages and limitations of actions
    • Discusses Restitution in relation to contract law
    • Analyses conflict of laws as if affects contract law
    • Deals individually with contracts in the following areas of law: agency, arbitration, bailment, bills of exchange and banking, building contracts, carriage by air, carriage by land, construction, credit and security, employment, gaming and wagering, insurance, restrictive agreements and covenants, sale of goods and suretyship
    • Offers interpretation and advice on the law when disputes arise, or when technical areas need clarification, and when responsibilities, obligations and entitlements need to be established

    Developments in the 34th edition include:

    • An expanded chapter on Restrictive Agreements and Competition
    • Changes to make the contents of Chitty more accessible to readers. These include: subdividing chapter 1 into three chapters, one of which is devoted to Fundamental Principles of Contract Law and includes an extensive discussion of good faith; moving the discussion of Force Majeure clauses to the chapter on Frustration; adding a new section on Joint Creditors and an expanded account of Novation; revising, expanding and in some cases renaming several chapters, including the chapter that is now called Termination for Breach.
    • An updated account of the effects of Brexit on contracts, and the implications of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
    • Cabinet Office Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts impacted by the Covid-19 emergency
    • Express term requiring interpretation in good faith: Kabab-Ji S.A.L. (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) (CA)
    • Implied restrictions on broad powers: Equitas Insurance Ltd v Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd (CA); TAQA Bratani Limited v Rockrose UKCS8 LLC
    • Implied terms in “relational contracts”: Bates v Post Office Ltd (No.3: Common Issues)Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Ltd (No 2)UTB LLC v Sheffield United LtdRussell v CartwrightCathay Pacific Airways Ltd v Lufthansa Technik AGMorley v Royal Bank of Scotland (CA)
    • Formation: Wells v Devani (SC)
    • Rectification: FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v GLAS Trust Corporation Ltd (CA)
    • Public authorities: School Facility Management Limited v Governing Body of Christ the King College Misrepresentation: BV Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten v Rembrandt Enterprises Inc (CA); Marme Inversiones 2007 SL v Natwest Markets PlcSK Shipping Europe Plc v Capital VLCC 3 Corp
    • Duress: Times Travel (UK) Ltd v Pakistan International Airlines Corp (CA); Ukraine v Law Debenture Trust Corp Pl

     

    The 34th edition, published in November 2021, is now supplied as a set inclusive of the 1st Supplement published in November 2022. The 1st supplement updates the main-work with the latest changes and recent case law

  • Volume I
    PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
    1. Contract law and ‘contracts’
    2. Fundamental Principles of Contract Law
    3. Contract Law and other Legal Categories

     

    PART TWO: FORMATION OF CONTRACT
    4. The Agreement
    5. Mistakes as to Terms or as to Identity
    6. Consideration
    7. Form
    8. Common Mistake

     

    PART THREE: GROUNDS FOR AVOIDANCE
    9. Misrepresentation
    10. Duress and Undue Influence

     

    PART FOUR: CAPACITIES OF PARTIES
    11. Personal Incapacity
    12. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations
    13. The Crown and Public Authorities
    14. Political Immunity and Incapacity

     

    PART FIVE: THE TERMS OF CONTRACT
    15. Express terms
    16. Implied terms
    17. Exemption clauses

     

    PART SIX: ILLEGALITY AND PUBLIC POLICY
    18. Illegality and Public Policy

     

    PART SEVEN: JOINT OBLIGATIONS, THIRD PARTIES, AGENCY AND ASSIGNMENT
    19. Joint Obligations
    20. Third Parties
    21. Agency
    22. Assignment and Novation
    23. Death and Bankruptcy

     

    PART EIGHT: PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE
    24. Performance
    25. Discharge by Agreement, Variation and Waiver
    26. Discharge by Frustration and Force Majeure Clauses
    27. Discharge by Breach
    28. Other Modes of Discharge

     

    PART NINE: REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
    29. Damages
    30. Action for an Agreed Sum, Specific Performance and Injunction
    31. Limitation of Actions

     

    PART TEN: RESTITUTION
    32. Restitution

     

    PART ELEVEN: CONFLICT OF LAWS
    33. Conflict of Laws

     

    Volume II
    34. Arbitration
    35. Bailment
    36. Bills of Exchange and Banking
    37. Carriage by Air
    38. Carriage by Land
    39. Construction Contracts
    40. Consumer Contracts
    41. Credit and Security
    42. Employment
    43. Gambling Contracts
    44. Insurance
    45. Restrictive Agreements and Competition
    46. Sale of Goods
    47. Suretyship

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