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The seventeenth edition of this established and popular text provides clear and commercially-focused coverage of contract law. Case-driven content and succinct explanations are combined with summaries, questions, and examples to allow students to gain a sound understanding of the theory and application of contract law principles.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction to the law of contract
- Part 1 Formation
- 2: Agreement
- 3: Enforceability of promises: consideration and promissory estoppel
- 4: Intention to be legally bound, formalities, and capacity to contract
- Part 2 Content, Interpretation, Performance, and Privity
- 5: Content of the contract and principles of interpretation
- 6: Exemption clauses and unfair contract terms
- 7: Privity of contract and third party rights
- Part 3 Vitiating Factors
- 8: Mistake
- 9: Misrepresentation
- 10: Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains
- 11: Illegality
- Part 4 Performance and Termination of Contract
- 12: Discharge by frustration: subsequent impossibility
- 13: Breach of contract
- 14: Damages for breach of contract
- 15: Remedies providing for specific relief and restitutionary remedies
About the author
Robert Merkin is Professor of Law at the University of Reading, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Exeter, and Special Counsel to Duncan Cotterill. He has taught the Law of Contract for many years. Robert has written a number of texts and articles on contract, insurance, and arbitration. He is editor of the Journal of Business Law and co-editor of the
Lloyd's Law Reports. He was appointed King's Counsel (honoris causa) in 2015 and was awarded a higher doctorate by Cardiff University in the same year. In 2018 Robert became Honorary Life President of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA). He was awarded a PhD (honoris causa) by the University of Buckingham in 2024. He has co-edited the book
Essays in Memory of Professor Jill Poole: Coherence, Modernisation and Integration in Contract, Commercial and Corporate Laws (Routledge, 2018).
Séverine Saintier is Professor in Commercial Law at the Law School at the University of Exeter where she teaches French contract law and commercial law. Prior to Exeter, she held positions at Cardiff University, Sheffield, and Liverpool Universities. She has published extensively in the field of contract law generally, with a particular interest and expertise on good faith and relational contracts. Séverine is co-author with Robert of the Privity chapter in
Essays in Memory of Professor Jill Poole: Coherence, Modernisation and Integration in Contract, Commercial and Corporate Laws (Routledge, 2018).
