Contract Law (Palgrave Law Masters) / Ewan McKendrick

By: Ewan McKendrickMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Edition: 11th edDescription: XXXII, 402 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781137475794 DDC classification: 346.4202
Contents:
1. Introduction.- PART I: THE FORMATION AND SCOPE OF A CONTRACT.- 2. Agreement: Clearing the Ground.- 3. Offer and Acceptance.- 4. Certainty and Agreement Mistakes.- 5. Consideration and Form.- 6. Intention to Create Legal Relations.- 7. Third Party Rights.- PART II: THE CONTENT OF A CONTRACT.- 8. What is a Term?.- 9. The Sources of Contractual Terms.- 10. The Classification of Contractual Terms.- 11. Exclusion Clauses.- PART III: POLICING THE CONTRACT.- 12. A Duty to Disclose Material Facts?.- 13. Misrepresentation.- 14. Common Mistake and Frustration.- 15. Illegality.- 16. Capacity.- 17. Duress, Undue Influence and Inequality of Bargaining Power.- 18. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts.- PART IV: PERFORMANCE, DISCHARGE AND REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.- 19. Performance and Discharge of the Contract.- 20. Breach of Contract.- 21. Damages for Breach of Contract.- 22. Obtaining an Adequate Remedy.
Summary: This best-selling, classic text provides a clear and straightforward account of the basic rules of contract law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines. Praised time and again by both lecturers and students, Contract Law is compact yet comprehensive, well-written, well-structured, stimulating and engaging. This new eleventh edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent changes in the law. It is essential reading for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses in contract law.
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1. Introduction.-
PART I: THE FORMATION AND SCOPE OF A CONTRACT.-
2. Agreement: Clearing the Ground.-
3. Offer and Acceptance.-
4. Certainty and Agreement Mistakes.-
5. Consideration and Form.-
6. Intention to Create Legal Relations.-
7. Third Party Rights.-
PART II: THE CONTENT OF A CONTRACT.-
8. What is a Term?.-
9. The Sources of Contractual Terms.-
10. The Classification of Contractual Terms.-
11. Exclusion Clauses.-
PART III: POLICING THE CONTRACT.-
12. A Duty to Disclose Material Facts?.-
13. Misrepresentation.-
14. Common Mistake and Frustration.-
15. Illegality.-
16. Capacity.-
17. Duress, Undue Influence and Inequality of Bargaining Power.-
18. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts.-
PART IV: PERFORMANCE, DISCHARGE AND REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.-
19. Performance and Discharge of the Contract.-
20. Breach of Contract.-
21. Damages for Breach of Contract.-
22. Obtaining an Adequate Remedy.

This best-selling, classic text provides a clear and straightforward account of the basic rules of contract law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines. Praised time and again by both lecturers and students, Contract Law is compact yet comprehensive, well-written, well-structured, stimulating and engaging. This new eleventh edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent changes in the law. It is essential reading for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses in contract law.

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