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100 _aChris Turner
245 0 _aUnlocking Contract Law (Unlocking the Law) /
_cChris Turner
250 _a3rd Ed.
260 _aLondon:
_bRoutledge,
_c2010. 
300 _axxv, 411 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
505 _a1. The origins and character of contract law -- 2. Formation of a contract: offer and acceptance -- 3. Formation of a contract : consideration -- 4. Formation of a contract: intention to create legal relations -- 5. Form -- 6. The obligations under a contract : terms -- 7. The obligations under a contract : exclusion and limitation clauses -- 8. Void and voidable contracts -- 9. Vitiating factors : misrepresentation -- 10. Vitiating factors : mistake -- 11. Vitiating factors : duress and undue influence -- 12. Vitiating factors : illegality and unenforceable contracts -- 13. Third party rights and the doctrine of privity -- 14. Capacity -- 15. Discharge of a contract -- 16. Remedies in contract law -- 17. Quasi-contract.
520 _aContract law is an essential element of all law degrees. Unlocking Contract Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease, providing you with an indispensable foundation in contract law. This third edition is fully up-to-date with the latest changes in the law and includes discussion of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, as well as all the major new cases. The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with aims and objectives and contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key facts charts, diagrams to aid learning and numerous headings and sub-headings to make the subject manageable. New features include summaries to check your understanding of each chapter, a glossary of legal terminology, essay questions with answer plans and exam questions with guidance on answering.
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