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Contract Law: Text and Cases

Contract Law: Text and Cases

Author: Dilan Thampapillai; Vivi Tan; Claudio Bozzi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195574531
Published In: November 2012
Format: Paperback , 672 pages
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
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- Case extracts are integrated into the text to serve as illustrations of the key principles.
- Chapter 2: Theories of Contract, helps students understand the theoretical underpinnings of contract law.
- Chapter overviews at the beginning of each chapter help students navigate the text.
- Mid-chapter review questions help students to consolidate learning.
- Problem-solving practice at the end of each chapter, along with sample answers or guidance for answering the question, helps students apply the law, and practice their essential skills for law school.
- End of chapter dot-point summaries remind students of the key elements of each chapter.
Contract Law is a blend of key cases supported by comprehensive academic commentary. It covers all the core topics taught in Australian contracts courses. The book helps students develop the legal skills that will see them through their law degree and into professional practice. End of chapter problem questions allow students to practice problem-solving outside of assessment and develop their legal reasoning skills.

Readership: First-year law students studying contract law.
1: Introduction to Law School
2: Theories of Contract
3: Offer
4: Acceptance
5: Consideration
6: Capacity
7: Intention to Create Legal Relations
8: Certainty and Completeness
9: Estoppel
10: Formalities
11: Express Terms
12: Construing terms
13: Implied Terms
14: Privity
15: Frustration
16: Misrepresentation
17: Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
18: Unconscionable Conduct
19: Undue Influence
20: Duress
21: Unfair Contract Terms
22: Mistake
23: Termination for Breach
24: Discharge by Performance and Agreement
25: Common Law Damages
26: Limitations on the Award of Damages
27: Restitution and Debt
28: Equitable Remedies
Edited by Dilan Thampapillai, Law Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia, Edited by Vivi Tan, Law Lecturer, Victoria University, Australia, and Edited by Claudio Bozzi, Law Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia

Dilan Thampapillai is a lecturer in the School of Law at Deakin University. Vivi Tan is a lecturer in the School of Law at Victoria University. Dr Claudio Bozzi is a lecturer in the School of Law at Deakin University.