Koffman & Macdonald's Law of Contract (9th edn)
Published in Print: 16 August 2018 Published Online:September 2018
ISBN: 9780198752844
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Koffman & Macdonald’s Law of Contract provides a clear, academically rigorous, account of the contract law which is written in a style which makes it highly accessible to university students new to legal study. It works from extensive consideration of the significant cases, to provide students with a firm grounding in the way the common law functions. There are chapters on formation, certainty, consideration, promissory estoppel, intention to create legal relations, express and implied terms, classification of terms, the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts, mistake, misrepresentation, duress and undue influence, illegality, unconscionability, privity, performance and breach, frustration, damages, and specific enforcement, as well as companion website chapters on capacity and an outline of the law of restitution. Many new cases and legislative developments are covered in the ninth edition, such as Armchair Answercall Ltd v People in Mind Ltd, Blue v Ashley, Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi, ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis,Globalia Business Travel S.A.U. (formerly TravelPlan S.A.U.) of Spain v Fulton Shipping Inc of Panama, Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd,MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd, Patel v Mirza, Phones 4U Ltd (In Administration) v EE Ltd. This edition has been updated to include major legislative developments including the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which now encompasses, and makes some changes to, the unfair terms regime, which was previously provided by the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, as well as removing, and taking on board, the consumer elements of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
Keywords:
Contract, formation, consideration, exemption clauses, unfair terms, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, illegality, privity, damages, specific performance, Consumer Rights Act 2015Subjects:
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. Introduction to the study of contract law
- 2. Formation of the contract
- 3. Certainty and formalities
- 4. Consideration
- 5. Promissory estoppel
- 6. Intention to create legal relations
- 7. Express and implied terms
- 8. Classification of terms
- 9. Exemption clauses
- 10. Exemption clauses and legislation
- 11. Unfair terms in consumer contracts
- 12. Mistake
- 13. Misrepresentation
- 14. Duress and undue influence
- 15. Illegality
- 16. Unconscionability and unfairness
- 17. Privity and third party rights
- 18. Performance and breach
- 19. The doctrine of frustration
- 20. Damages
- 21. Specific enforcement
- End Matter
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