The market-leading stand-alone guide to contract law from a renowned lawyer; authoritative, comprehensive, and supportive. Comprising a unique balance of 60% text to 40% cases and materials, Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials combines the best features of a textbook with those of a traditional casebook. This unique balance shows students the law at work, aiding then in gaining a thorough understanding of contract law. Key Features: - Combines author text with extracts from cases and materials; can be used as a stand-alone text on contract law - Written by an experienced author and leading authority in the field, renowned for his eloquent and accessible writing style - Extensive referencing throughout the book supports students as they undertake independent research - Complemented by online resources with extra material on illegality and incapacity, updates, multiple choice questions and web links New to this edition: - Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Court in Guest v Guest - Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Court in Barton v Morris - Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Supreme Court in The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine - Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Privy Council in Nature Resorts Ltd v First Citizens Bank Ltd - Coverage of, and commentary upon, the decision of the Court of Appeal in Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd Digital formats and resources: The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with accompanying online resources, functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

A very complete text which covers a lot of key issues and is enriched by case abstracts.

Autorentext
Ewan McKendrick is a Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at the University of Leiden, and Emeritus Professor of English Private Law at the University of Oxford. He is an honorary King's Counsel, Barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, a Bencher of Gray's Inn, and has published widely in the areas of contract law, commercial law, and tort law. He is one of the editors of Chitty on Contracts.

Zusammenfassung
Celebrated and respected, this is the stand-alone guide to contract law. Written by renowned contract lawyer Professor Ewan McKendrick, it uses a unique balance of commentary, cases, and materials to show students the law at work and help them to gain a thorough understanding.

Inhalt

• 1: Introduction

• Part 1: Formation

• 2: Agreement: Objective or Subjective?

• 3: Offer and Acceptance

• 4: Uncertain and Incomplete Agreements

• 5: Consideration and Promissory Estoppel

• 6: Formalities

• 7: Intention to Create Legal Relations

• Part 2: Terms

• 8: The Terms of Contract

• 9: Incorporation of Terms

• 10: Implied Terms

• 11: The Interpretation of Contracts

• 12: Boilerplate Clauses

• 13: Exclusion Clauses

• 14: Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts

• 15: Good Faith

• Part 3: Setting the Contract Aside

• 16: Mistake

• 17: Misrepresentation

• 18: Duress

• 19: Undue Influence

• 20: Unconscionability and Inequality of Bargaining Power

• 21: Frustration and Force Majeure

• Part 4: Remedies for Breach

• 22: Breach of Contract and Termination

• 23: Damages

• 24: Specific Performance

• Part 5: Third Party Rights

• 25: Third Parties

• 26: Online Chapter: Incapacity

• 27: Online Chapter: Illegality