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Contract Law, 3rd Edition

Contract Law, 3rd Edition

Author: Mindy Chen-Wishart
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199570058
Published In: May 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This textbook provides a unique approach to contract law, employing the use of numerous diagrams and boxes to help explain the subject and bring it to life.

Written by a leading contract lawyer with extensive teaching experience, the book uses an informal, lively, and analytical style to explain the intricacies of contract law and the questions that arise during the life of a contract.

The book is also accompanied by a wide-ranging web site to support the use of the book in teaching.

New to this edition:-

Included in the new edition will be short summaries of the two online chapters, incapacity, and illegality and public policy, to draw the readers' attention to these
At the end of each chapter, related journal articles will be listed and accompanied by short overviews, so that students are aware of the topics covered before making their further reading selections
Several new PowerPoint presentations with audio will be added to the website, demonstrating how the diagrams in the book have come together
The new edition will be fully updated to include discussion of new cases such as:
- on damages; Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc:
- on direct control over terms; The Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National Plc and 7 Others:
- on identifying contractual terms; Photolibrary Group Ltd v Burda Senator:
- on duress; Adam Opel GmbH and another v Mitras Automotive:
- and on frustration: CTI Group Inc v Transclear SA