Anson's Law of Contract (31st edn)
Jack Beatson FBA, Andrew Burrows FBA, QC (Hon), and John Cartwright
Abstract
Anson’s Law of Contract offers an accurate and authoritative account of the law and its underlying principles. This 31st edition continues to provide comprehensive and detailed coverage of all topics covered on modern contract law courses, and has been revised and updated to incorporate all notable developments in case law, legislation, and academic debate. Topics covered include, in the first part, the agreement, the formation of the contract, and promissory estoppel. The second part looks at the terms of the contract, exemption clauses, and unfair terms. Next the book looks at incapacity, mistake, misrepresentation and non-disclosure, duress, and illegality. The fourth part considers performance and discharge. The next part looks at damages and specific remedies. The sixth part of the book covers third parties, assignment and agency in terms of the limits of the contractual obligation.
Keywords:
contract,
promissory estoppel,
terms,
exemption clauses,
misrepresentation,
illegality,
damages,
remedies,
third parties
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- May 2020
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780198829973
- Published online:
- Sep 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1093/he/9780198829973.001.0001
© J. Beatson, A. Burrows, and J. Cartwright 2020
Authors
Jack Beatson FBA,
author
is a former Lord Justice of Appeal and Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, University of Cambridge; and is a Visiting Professor, University of Oxford
Andrew Burrows FBA, QC (Hon),
author
Professor of the Law of England and Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford and (as of June 2, 2020) he has been appointed a Justice of the UK Supreme Court.
John Cartwright,
author
Emeritus Professor of the Law of Contract, University of Oxford
