The 16th edition of Ewan McKendrick KC's bestselling textbook is the go-to-resource for all students of contract law.
Its comprehensive coverage and incisive analysis gives students the edge in coursework and exams. Unrivalled for the clarity of its explanation, the new edition expertly links analysis of fundamental doctrines of the law of contract with practical examples of the operation of the law of contract, thus providing students with a deep understand of contract law. Fully updated with the latest developments in the law, it makes an ideal core text for students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
1. Introduction and Overview
2. The Scope, Basis and the Global Impact of the Law of Contract
Part I: The Formation and Scope of a Contract
3. Agreement: Clearing the Ground
4. Offer and Acceptance
5. Certainty and Agreement Mistakes
6. Consideration and Form
7. Intention to Create Legal Relations
8. Third Party Rights
Part II: The Content of a Contract
9. What is a Term?
10. The Identification and Incorporation of Contract Terms
11. Interpretation, Implication and Rectification
12. The Classification of Contractual Terms
13. Exclusion Clauses
Part III: Policing the Contract
14. A Duty to Disclose Material Facts?
15. Misrepresentation
16. Common Mistake and Frustration
17. Illegality
18. Capacity
19. Duress, Undue Influence and Inequality of Bargaining Power
20. Good Faith
21. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts
Part IV: Performance, Discharge and Remedies for Breach of Contract
22. Performance and Discharge of the Contract
23. Breach of Contract
24. Damages for Breach of Contract
25. Obtaining an Adequate Remedy
