This textbook deals with the major subjects of any contract law syllabus, namely offer and acceptance, consideration, privity, terms of the contract, exclusion clauses, vitiating factors, frustration, breach and remedies for breach of contract. In addition to a concise statement of the rules on these particular subjects, the book deals with some of the underlying theoretical issues and some of the issues discussed in the periodical literature.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Basingstoke
Großbritannien
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-333-46108-2 (9780333461082)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 Making the contract: offer and acceptance; certainty and agreement mistakes; intention to create legal regulations; consideration and form. Part 2 Who is bound by the contract: privity; assignment and agency. Part 3 The contents of the contract: express terms; implied terms; exclusion clauses. Part 4 The contractual allocation of risk: a duty to disclose?; misrepresentation; common mistake and frustration. Part 5 Policing the bargain: duress, undue influence and inequality of bargaining power; illegal contracts and contracts contrary to public policy. Part 6 Discharge of the contract: discharge by performance; discharge by agreement; discharge by operation of law; discharge by breach. Part 7 Remedies for breach of contract: damages; ensuring adequate compensation. Part 8 Conclusion: some issues for the future.Part 1 Making the contract: o ffer and acceptance; certainty and agreement mistakes; intention to create legal regulations; consideration and form. Part 2 Who is bound by the contract: privity; assignment and agency. Part 3 The contents of the contract: express terms; implied terms; exclusion clauses. Part 4 The contractual allocation of risk: a duty to disclose?; misrepresentation; common mistake and frustration. Part 5 Policing the bargain: duress, undue influence and inequality of bargaining power; illegal contracts and contracts contrary to public policy. Part 6 Discharge of the contract: discharge by performance; discharge by agreement; discharge by operation of law; discharge by breach. Part 7 Remedies for breach of contract: damages; ensuring adequate compensation. Part 8 Conclusion: some issues for the future.
