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Contract Law, 2nd Edition

Contract Law, 2nd Edition

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  • Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
  • ISBN: 9780414046030
  • Published In: June 2011
  • Format: Paperback
  • Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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    This guide is ideal for all students as it provides a clear and detailed account of contract law, explaining the underlying principles and how the law operates in practice. As part of the Textbook Series, Contract Law:
    • Sets out a clear framework and seeks to explain the intricacies of the law of contract as clearly as possible, without sacrificing the detail that is required for a proper understanding of the subject
    • Concentrates on topics common to the majority of undergraduate law courses
    • Goes through the life of a contract from formation through to discharge and remedies as well as dealing with the contents of the contract and vitiating factors
    • Focuses on UK common law but covers relevant EU law and makes comparisons with other common law jurisdictions
    • Includes topical and relevant practical examples to help draw out key principles
    • Contains a glossary of key terms at the beginning of the book
    • Includes references to further reading from relevant literature at the end of each chapter to enable students to expand their knowledge
    • Breaks down difficult concepts in a way students find easy to understand
    • Introduction to the law of contract
    • Offer and acceptance
    • Certainty and intention
    • Consideration and estoppel
    • Formalities and capacity
    • Contractual terms
    • Exclusion and limitation clauses
    • Privity of contract
    • Discharge by performance, breach and agreement
    • Frustration
    • Misrepresentation
    • Mistake
    • Duress and undue influence
    • Illegality
    • Contracts in restraint of trade
    • Remedies I: damages for breach of contract
    • Remedies II: equitable remedies, restitution and limitation of actions

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