OʼSullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract (11th edn)
Published in Print: 03 May 2024 Published Online:August 2024
ISBN: 9780198897019
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. The Law of Contract provides a concise overview of the fundamentals of contract law and its underlying rationales. It also introduces and explores the main academic debates within the subject, encouraging readers to reflect on the law and, where it is controversial, to form their own views on whether the rules that contract law adopts are justifiable.
Keywords:
offer, acceptance, certainty, consideration, privity, third parties, terms, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, unconscionability, mistake, rectification, frustration, breach, remediesSubjects:
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. General themes and issues
- 2. Offer and acceptance I: general principles
- 3. Offer and acceptance II: two related principles
- 4. Certainty
- 5. Consideration and estoppel
- 6. Privity and third parties
- 7. Terms of the contract I
- 8. Terms of the contract II: common law and statutory controls on unfair terms
- 9. Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
- 10. Duress
- 11. Undue influence
- 12. Unconscionable bargains
- 13. Common mistake and rectification
- 14. Frustration
- 15. Discharge of a contract for breach
- 16. Remedies I: compensatory damages
- 17. Remedies II: specific remedies
- 18. Remedies III: other non-compensatory or exceptional remedies
- End Matter
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