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- Covers the core principles of contract law in a straightforward and highly readable manner, giving students a sound understanding of the nature and scope of the subject
- Introduces key academic debates, encouraging students to consider whether existing legal rules are correct and justifiable
- Students are motivated to reflect upon their reading through the inclusion of self-test questions, and are encouraged to build upon this knowledge using the texts listed as further reading
- An Online Resource Centre enables students to keep informed about changes in the law through regular updates and weblinks to key materials. It also includes guidance on answering the questions in the book, and two additional chapters, on incapacity and illegality & public policy
New to this edition
- The fifth edition has been fully updated to include important new cases, including: Oceanbulk Shipping & Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and others (2010) and Rainy Sky SA and others v Kookmin Bank (2010) (contractual construction); Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd v Bmibaby Ltd (2010) (certainty and damages);Supershield Ltd v Siemens Building Technologies FE Ltd (2010) (remoteness of damage); Springwell Navigation Corporation v JP Morgan Chase Bank (2010) and AXA Sun Life Services plc v Campbell Martin Ltd (2011) (exclusion of liability for misrepresentation); RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller GmBH (2010) ('subject to contract' wording and contracts that fail to materialise), Vercoe v Rutland Fund Management (2010) and Pell Frischmann Engineering Ltd v Bow Valley Iran Ltd (2009) (restitutionary and reasonable fee remedies for breach of contract)
- Significant EU-inspired developments in the law of contract are now introduced in the first chapter
- Contract formation and other contractual issues in the modern world of electronic and online transactions are dealt with in more detail throughout the new edition
The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing an invaluable and reliable guide for students of law at all levels. Authored by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law.
Written by two principal authorities in the field, The Law of Contract provides a concise overview of the fundamentals of contract law and its underlying rationales. It also introduces and explores the main academic debates within the subject, encouraging students to reflect on the law and, where it is controversial, to form their own views on whether the rules that contract law adopts are justifiable.
To help students to develop the skills necessary to apply the principles of contract law to new situations, The Law of Contract breaks down legal problems into manageable steps. This book covers all of the core areas studied on undergraduate courses and incorporates chapter overviews, self-test and problem-based questions to reinforce students' learning and aid revision, as well as annotated further reading sections to provide a platform for further study. Accessible and engaging, this highly-praised text is the ideal guide to the core of this key subject.
An Online Resource Centre accompanies the book, providing guidance on the questions in the book, updates, and weblinks. Two additional chapters are also located on the accompanying website, on incapacity and illegality & public policy.
Readership: Suitable for undergraduates studying contract law as part of their degree programme.
1: General themes and issues
2: Offer and acceptance I: General principles
3: Offer and acceptance II: Three applications of the general principles
4: Certainty
5: Contracts which fail to materialise
6: Consideration and estoppel
7: Privity
8: Terms of the contract: I
9: Terms of the contract II: Exemption clauses and unfair terms
10: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
11: Duress
12: Undue influence
13: Unconscionable bargains
14: Common mistake
15: Frustration
16: Discharge of a contract for breach
17: Remedies I: Compensatory damages
18: Remedies II: Specific remedies
19: Remedies III: Other non-compensatory remedies
Please note that the chapters on incapacity and illegality & public policy are now located on the Online Resource Centre
Janet O'Sullivan, Fellow and Director of Studies in Law, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Jonathan Hilliard, Barrister, Wilberforce Chambers, London
Janet O'Sullivan is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Selwyn College, Cambridge and a University Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Cambridge University.
Jonathan Hilliard is a barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, London, specialising in commercial law, pensions, and private client law, and has taught contract law at Gonville & Caius and Selwyn Colleges, Cambridge.
"Review of previous edition: The Law of Contract already has an excellent reputation gained by its well-balanced and superbly written content." - The Student Law Journal, January 2012
"Review of previous edition: The Law of Contract provides one of the clearest and most coherent introductions to this fascinating and important area of law. There are few, if any, better introductory contract law texts out there." - The Student Law Journal, January 2012
"Review of previous edition: I recommend The Law of Contract to anyone studying contract law or any practitioner who needs a handy text to quickly look-up important issues." - The Student Law Journal, January 2012
Review(s) from previous edition
"There are few, if any, better introductory contract texts out there...reading the text is a joy! I recommend this to anyone studying contract law. - Student Law Journal.
"Jonathan Hilliard was named by The Times (October 2007) as one of the "Future Stars of the Bar""
