Full Description
With a strong focus on helping students understand and apply case law, JC Smith's The Law of Contract guides the reader through the intricacies of contract law in an accessible way. A modern revision of the classic text, the author ensures students are provided with expert analysis and clarity, with key cases clearly signposted throughout. The clear structure of the text assists student preparation for assignments and exams through the problem and essaybased questions and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter.The accompanying online resources support student learning with:-Guidance on answering the questions in the text-Links to key cases-Multiple choice questions-Example essays from real students with annotations from the authorAll this ensures that students have the complete package they need to excel on contract law courses.
Contents
12: Objectivity in contract law3: Formation of bilateral contracts4: Formation of unilateral contracts5: Contract as an agreement6: Identity of offeror and offeree7: Consideration and promissory estoppel8: Intention to create legal relations9: Contracts requiring writing10: Third parties11: Identifying the terms of a contract12: Interpretation13: Implication14: Rectification15: The control of exclusion clauses and unfair terms16: Misrepresentation17: Duress18: Undue influence19: Unconscionable bargains and inequality of bargaining power20: Good faith21: Capacity22: Illegality and restraint of trade23: Common mistake: contracts void for failure of a basic contractual assumption24: Frustration: contracts discharged for failure of a basic contractual assumption25: Conditions, warranties, and innominate terms26: Anticipatory breach of contract27: Compensatory damages28: Agreed remedies29: Remedies beyond compensatory damages
