A Restatement of the English Law of Contract
Following the success of the first edition, this is the fully updated second edition of A Restatement of the English Law of Contract. Designed to enhance the accessibility of the common law, the Restatement comprises a number of clear and succinct rules, fully explained by a supporting commentary, which set out the general law of contract in England and Wales. Written by one of the leading authorities in this area, in collaboration with an advisory group of senior judges, academics, and legal practitioners, the Restatement offers a novel and powerfully persuasive statement of the law in this central area of English law.

All lawyers dealing with the English law of contract, whether as practitioners, judges, academics, or law students, will benefit from this Restatement. The English law of contract is one of the most respected systems of contract law in the world and, by the device of a 'choice of law' clause, is often chosen by foreign commercial parties as the applicable law to govern their contract. One of the aims of the Restatement is for the reader, including those from civil law jurisdictions, to see quickly and easily how the different elements of the English law of contract fit together.
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A Restatement of the English Law of Contract
Following the success of the first edition, this is the fully updated second edition of A Restatement of the English Law of Contract. Designed to enhance the accessibility of the common law, the Restatement comprises a number of clear and succinct rules, fully explained by a supporting commentary, which set out the general law of contract in England and Wales. Written by one of the leading authorities in this area, in collaboration with an advisory group of senior judges, academics, and legal practitioners, the Restatement offers a novel and powerfully persuasive statement of the law in this central area of English law.

All lawyers dealing with the English law of contract, whether as practitioners, judges, academics, or law students, will benefit from this Restatement. The English law of contract is one of the most respected systems of contract law in the world and, by the device of a 'choice of law' clause, is often chosen by foreign commercial parties as the applicable law to govern their contract. One of the aims of the Restatement is for the reader, including those from civil law jurisdictions, to see quickly and easily how the different elements of the English law of contract fit together.
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A Restatement of the English Law of Contract

A Restatement of the English Law of Contract

by Andrew Burrows
A Restatement of the English Law of Contract

A Restatement of the English Law of Contract

by Andrew Burrows

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Following the success of the first edition, this is the fully updated second edition of A Restatement of the English Law of Contract. Designed to enhance the accessibility of the common law, the Restatement comprises a number of clear and succinct rules, fully explained by a supporting commentary, which set out the general law of contract in England and Wales. Written by one of the leading authorities in this area, in collaboration with an advisory group of senior judges, academics, and legal practitioners, the Restatement offers a novel and powerfully persuasive statement of the law in this central area of English law.

All lawyers dealing with the English law of contract, whether as practitioners, judges, academics, or law students, will benefit from this Restatement. The English law of contract is one of the most respected systems of contract law in the world and, by the device of a 'choice of law' clause, is often chosen by foreign commercial parties as the applicable law to govern their contract. One of the aims of the Restatement is for the reader, including those from civil law jurisdictions, to see quickly and easily how the different elements of the English law of contract fit together.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198869849
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01/10/2021
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 310
Product dimensions: 9.20(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Andrew Burrows, Justice of the Supreme Court,

Andrew Burrows, MA, DCL, LLM (Harvard), QC (Hon), FBA (the Rt Hon Lord Burrows) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Oxford University Law Faculty (where he was previously a full-time law professor) and is a quondam Fellow of All Souls College. He was the first judge of the highest court to be appointed direct from academia. Between 1994 and 1999 he served as a Law Commissioner for England and Wales. He was President of the Society of Legal Scholars 2015-16.

Table of Contents

A Restatment of the English Law of ContractCommentaryPart 1: GeneralPart 2: Formation and Variation of ContractPart 3: Terms of a ContractPart 4: Legislative Control of Exemption Clauses and Unfair TermsPart 5: Breach of Contract and Remedies for BreachPart 6: Frustration of ContractPart 7: Factors Rendering a Contract DefectivePart 8: Privity of Contract and Third Parties
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