Contract Law Text, Cases, and Materials

by McKendrick, Ewan

• ISBN13: 9780198855293
• ISBN10: 019885529X
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-07-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

A complete guide to contract law in a single volume. 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. The author's clear explanations and analysis of the law provide invaluable support to students, while the extracts from cases and materials promote the development of essential case-reading skills and allow for a more detailed appreciation of the practical workings of the law.

Online resources

The book is accompanied by online resources which include:
- Extra material with in-depth coverage of topics such as illegality and incapacity
- Updates on recent developments in the law
- Self-test multiple choice questions and answers
- Annotated web links to key sources of information on contract law

Author Biography

Ewan McKendrick, Professor of English Private Law, University of Oxford

Ewan McKendrick is a Professor of English Private Law and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, as well as a Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at the University of Leiden. He is an honorary Queen'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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Part 1: Formation
2. Agreement: Objective or subjective?
3. Offer and acceptance
4. Uncertain and incomplete agreements
5. Consideration and promissory estoppel
6. Formalities
7. Intentions to create legal relations
Part 2: Terms
8. The terms of the 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
Part 3: Setting the contract aside
16. Mistake
17. Misrepresentation
18. Duress
19. Undue influence
20. Unconscionability and inequality of bargaining power
21. Frustration and force majeure
Part 4: Remedies for breach
22. Breach of contract and termination
23. Damages
24. Specific performance
Part 5: Third party rights
25. Third parties