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Significantly streamlined and updated, this second edition provides a clear introduction to all topics in the contract law curriculum.
List of contents
Part I. Introduction: 1. Main features of contract law; Part II. Formation: 2. The pre-contractual phase; 3. Offer and acceptance; 4. Certainty; Part III. Consideration and Intent to Create Legal Relations: 5. Consideration and estoppel; 6. Intent to create legal relations; Part IV. Third Parties and Assignment: 7. Third parties; 8. Assignment; Part V. Vitiating Elements: 9. Misrepresentation; 10. Mistake; 11. Duress, undue influence and unconscionability; Part VI. Terms and Interpretation: 12. Terms in general; 13. Implied terms; 14. Interpretation and rectification of written contracts; 15. Exclusion clauses and 'unfair terms'; Part VII. Breakdown and Liability: 16. Frustration; 17. Breach and performance; Part VIII. Remedies for Breach: 18. Judicial remedies for breach of contract; 19. Consensual remedies for breach of contract: liquidated damages and deposits; Part IX. Illegality and Public Policy: 20. The illegality doctrine; Part X. The Future: 21. The 'good faith' debate; 22. Codification; 23. International and European 'soft law' codes: lessons for English law?
About the author
Neil Andrews is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He is an experienced contract law teacher and scholar and has published widely.
Summary
Significantly streamlined and updated, this second edition provides a clear and succinct introduction to all of the topics in the contract law curriculum. Chapters highlight the most important decisions in case law and integrate judicial excerpts into detailed discussion and analysis. New end-of-chapter questions provide excellent exam preparation for students.
