Contract Law

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-414-04603-0
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell

Buch, Englisch

Reihe: Sweet & Maxwell's Textbook Series

This guide is ideal for all students as it provides a clear and detailed account of contract law, explaining the underlying principles and how the law operates in practice. As part of the Textbook Series, Contract Law:

Sets out a clear framework and seeks to explain the intricacies of the law of contract as clearly as possible, without sacrificing the detail that is required for a proper understanding of the subject
Concentrates on topics common to the majority of undergraduate law courses
Goes through the life of a contract from formation through to discharge and remedies as well as dealing with the contents of the contract and vitiating factors
Focuses on UK common law but covers relevant EU law and makes comparisons with other common law jurisdictions
Includes topical and relevant practical examples to help draw out key principles
Contains a glossary of key terms at the beginning of the book
Includes references to further reading from relevant literature at the end of each chapter to enable students to expand their knowledge
Breaks down difficult concepts in a way students find easy to understand

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duxbury, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the law of contract
Offer and acceptance
Certainty and intention
Consideration and estoppel
Formalities and capacity
Contractual terms
Exclusion and limitation clauses
Privity of contract
Discharge by performance, breach and agreement
Frustration
Misrepresentation
Mistake
Duress and undue influence
Illegality
Contracts in restraint of trade
Remedies I: damages for breach of contract
Remedies II: equitable remedies, restitution and limitation of actions