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9780199207152

The Law of Contract

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  • ISBN13:

    9780199207152

  • ISBN10:

    0199207151

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-12-16
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

The Law of Contract offers a clear, non-technical explanation of the principles of contract law combined with a focus on case summaries throughout. The book's strengths lie in the authors' highly praised explanation of the law, their ability to demystify difficult concepts without losingacademic rigour, and the use of case summaries and quotes to explain the subject. Online Resource Centre* Updates * Web links

Author Biography


Laurence Koffman is Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Sussex Institute (a School within the University of Sussex, comprising the departments of Law, Education, Social Work and Social Care, and the Centre for Continuing Education). He is also Reader in Law in the Sussex Law School.
Elizabeth Macdonald has an established reputation in the field of Contract Law and she has a special interest in, inter alia exemption clauses, damages, duress and undue influence.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the study of contract law
Formation of the contract
Certainty and completeness
Consideration
Promissory estoppel
Intention to create legal relations
Express and implied terms
Contingencies, classification of terms and entire contracts
Exemption clauses
Exemption clauses and the Unfair Contract Terms
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999
Mistake
Misrepresentation
Duress and undue influence
Illegality
Unconscionability and unfairness
Capacity
Privity and third party rights
Performance and breach
The doctrine of frustration
Remedies
An outline of the law of restitution
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