Contract Law Text Cases and Materials

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

1 - Introduction
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
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
16 - Mistake
17 - Misrepresentation
18 - Duress
19 - Undue Influence
20 - Unconscionability and Inequality of Bargaining Power
21 - Frustration and Force Majeure
22 - Breach of Contract and Termination
23 - Damages
24 - Specific Performance
25 - Third Parties
26 - Online Chapter: Incapacity
27 - Online Chapter: Illegality

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.