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Written by a leading contract lawyer with extensive teaching experience, Contract Law takes a unique approach to a complex subject.
Chen-Wishart combines academic rigour with an innovative visual approach, presenting the law with diagrams, flowcharts and tables to provide students with a stimulating account of key principles and an engaging analysis of the complexities of contract law. Thought-provoking analytical features, such as the 'Pause for reflection' and 'Counterpoint' boxes encourage active and critical engagement with the topics.
The book is accompanied by a suite of online resources including animated versions of selected diagrams with audio commentary; guidance on answering the questions posed in the book; web links to key cases and legislation; updates; and two additional chapters on incapacity and illegality & public policy.
Additionally, lecturers have access to a test bank, and electronic copies of the diagrams from the book.
1: Introduction
Part I: Contract Formation
2: Agreement
3: Enforceability: consideration, formalities, promissory estoppel
Part II: Privity
4: Privity
Part III: 'Vitiating' Factors
5: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
6: Mistaken assumptions
7: Frustration
8: Duress
9: Unfairness: undue influence, non-commercial guarantees, unconscionable bargains
Part IV: The Contents of Contracts
10: Identifying and interpreting contractual terms
11: Direct control over terms
Part V: Breach and Remedies For Breach
12: Breach of contract and termination
13: Damages
14: Specific and agreed remedies
Part VI: Good Faith
15: Good faith
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Written by a leading contract lawyer with extensive teaching experience, Contract Law takes a unique approach to a complex subject.
Chen-Wishart combines academic rigour with an innovative visual approach, presenting the law with diagrams, flowcharts and tables to provide students with a stimulating account of key principles and an engaging analysis of the complexities of contract law. Thought-provoking analytical features, such as the 'Pause for reflection' and 'Counterpoint' boxes encourage active and critical engagement with the topics.
The book is accompanied by a suite of online resources including animated versions of selected diagrams with audio commentary; guidance on answering the questions posed in the book; web links to key cases and legislation; updates; and two additional chapters on incapacity and illegality & public policy.
Additionally, lecturers have access to a test bank, and electronic copies of the diagrams from the book.
