Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

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Overview

Written by leading authors in the field, this clear and highly accessible volume provides full coverage of the topics commonly found in the contract law syllabus, alongside up-to-date illustrative case examples and stimulating commentary.

Composed of approximately one-quarter authors’ commentaries and three-quarters cases and materials, including academics’ articles and extracts from books and Law Commission papers, this book takes account of a variety of theoretical perspectives, including economic, relational and empirical conceptions of the law.

This book facilitates the development of personal study skills and encourages readers to engage with the leading academic commentaries in the area. Features to support your learning include:

  • chapter introductions to highlight the salient features under discussion and signpost topics to guide readers through this comprehensive text;
  • additional reading listed at the end of each chapter to assist further study and independent research;
  • clear and attractive text design that differentiates between the authors’ commentaries and the materials;
  • a companion website that provides skills materials and self-assessment tasks to help further your learning.

The range of material covered, straightforward style and targeted updates to this fifth edition make Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law a comprehensive and invaluable resource for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of contract law.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780367222956
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/01/2022
Edition description: 5th ed.
Pages: 894
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Stone, LL.B. (Soton), LL.M. (Hull) is Emeritus Professor of Law and Human Rights at the University of Lincoln, UK. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1998. Over a 40-year career in higher education he has worked at a variety of institutions in the East Midlands and London, including the University of Leicester, Nottingham Trent University, the Inns of Court School of Law and most recently the University of Lincoln.

James Devenney is Head of School and Professor of Transnational Commercial Law at Reading School of Law, University of Reading, UK and Visiting Full Professor at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Forming the agreement; 3. Consideration and other tests of enforceability; 4. Intention to create legal relations; 5. Privity; 6. Contents of the contract; 7. Clauses excluding or limiting liability; 8. Misrepresentation; 9. Mistake; 10. Duress; 11. Undue influence; 12. Frustration; 13. Illegality; 14. Discharge by performance or breach; 15. Remedies

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