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Koffman & Macdonald's Law of Contract, 10th Edition

Koffman & Macdonald's Law of Contract, 10th Edition

Author: Elizabeth Macdonald; Ruth Atkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198860907
Published In: May 2022
Format: Paperback , 648 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Koffman, Macdonald, and Atkins' Law of Contract provides a clear and comprehensive account of the principles of contract law, breaking down difficult concepts whilst maintaining academic rigour. Case summaries, extracts and analyses help student to learn and understand the key cases that have shaped this area of law, and support the development of important case-reading skills.
- The clear and non-technical explanation of contract law enables students to comprehend and thoroughly engage with the law
- Succinct case summaries and analyses help students to understand the law in context
- Chapter summaries encourages students to regularly check their understanding
- Reading lists in each chapter aid further research
- Coverage has been carefully reviewed to match undergraduate contract law courses
- Topics covered align with those examined for Contract Law in the SQE
- Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
New to this Edition:
- The tenth edition has been fully revised and updated, including the Supreme Court cases of: Wells v Devani [2019] on interpretation and implied terms; Pakistan International Airlines Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Limited [2021] on lawful act economic duress; Morris-Garner v One-Step (Support) Ltd [2019] and Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd [2021] on the law of damages; and Tillman v Egon Zehnder [2019] on illegality and severance, re-affirmed in the Court of Appeal ruling in Quantum Actuarial LLP v Quantum Advisory Ltd [2021]
- Further important Court of Appeal decisions include: TRW v Panasonic [2021] on 'battle of the forms'; Ark Shipping v Silverburn Shipping [2019] on classification of terms; FSHC Holdings v GLAS Trust [2019] on the equitable remedy of rectification, considered within the chapter on the doctrine of mistake; and Classic Maritime Inc v Limbungan Makmur [2019] on the interpretation of force majeure clauses and the scope of the doctrine of frustration, issues which rapidly elevated in significance leading up to Brexit and upon the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
1: Introduction to the study of contract law
2: Formation of the contract
3: Certainty and completeness
4: Consideration
5: Promissory estoppel
6: Intention to create legal relations
7: Express and implied terms
8: Classification of terms
9: Exemption clauses
10: Exemption clauses and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
11: Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999
12: Mistake
13: Misrepresentation
14: Duress and undue influence
15: Illegality
16: Unconscionability and unfairness
17: Privity and third party rights
18: Performance and breach
19: The doctrine of frustration
20: Damages
21: Specific enforcement
W1: Capacity
W2: An outline of the law of restitution
Professor Elizabeth Macdonald is Professor of Law at Swansea University.

Dr Ruth Atkins is Lecturer in Law at Aberystwyth University.
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"The seventh edition of this title retains its ability to clearly explain the legal principles of contract law, whilst maintaining an academic depth...a well-written and accessible introductory contract law textbook. - The Law Teacher Journal