The Law of Contract

The Law of Contract offers a clear, non-technical explanation of the principles of contract law combined with a focus on case summaries throughout. The sixth edition has a new two-colour text design highlighting the case summaries, and is accompanied by online updates to the law.

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: Contingencies, classification of terms and entire contracts; 9: Exemption clauses; 10: Exemption clauses and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; 11: Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999; 12: Mistake; 13: Misrepresentation; 14: Duress and undue influence; 15: Illegality; 16: Unconscionability and unfairness; 17: Capacity; 18: Privity and third party rights; 19: Performance and breach; 20: The doctrine of frustration; 21: Remedies; 22: An outline of the law of restitution