Full Description
The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing an invaluable and reliable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law.O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract provides students with a clear, straightforward, and comprehensive account of the core principles of contract law to enable a sound understanding of the subject. The new edition has been rigorously updated by Cambridge academic and teacher, Janet O'Sullivan. All the key topics on the LLB and GDL courses are covered, and the author introduces students to current debates in the field.Complex problems are broken down into manageable steps and self-test questions are provided at the end of each chapter to help reinforce learning and aid revision.Digital formats and resourcesThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- On the accompanying online resources students can find additional support for their studies, including additional chapters, and web links. There are also twice-annual updates keep students up to speed on key developments in contract law. Self-test questions on the key topics of contract law give students the opportunity to test their learning. These questions test both factual knowledge to help consolidate understanding of key topics, and also offer a range of questions testing practical understanding, by putting students in the shoes of a legal practitioner facing a particular scenario.
Contents
12: Offer and acceptance I: General principles3: Offer and acceptance II: Three applications of the general principles4: Certainty5: Consideration and estoppel6: Privity7: Terms of the contract I8: Terms of the contract II: Common law and statutory controls on unfair terms9: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure10: Duress11: Undue influence12: Unconscionable bargains13: Common mistake and rectification14: Frustration15: Discharge of a contract for breach16: Remedies I: Compensatory damages17: Remedies II: Specific remedies18: Remedies III: Other non-compensatory or exceptional remediesOnline: IncapacityOnline: Illegality and public policy
