A Casebook on Contract
7th Edition
Published on 11. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
960 pages
978-1-5099-3614-4 (ISBN)
Description
'...provides everything you want in a case book: a stimulating, thought-provoking and up to date account of contract law. It combines both fantastic academic commentary and superbly selected materials making it simply one of the best contract law casebooks.' Student Law Journal
This is the seventh, fully updated, edition of Professor Burrows' Casebook, offering law students the ideal way to discover and understand contract law through reading highlights from the leading cases.
Designed to be used either on its own or to supplement a contract law textbook, this book covers the undergraduate contract law course in a series of clearly presented and carefully structured chapters.
The author provides an expert introduction to each topic and his succinct notes and questions seek to guide students to a proper understanding of the cases. The relevant statutes are also set out along with a principled analysis of them.
In addition to cross-references to further discussion in the leading textbooks, an innovative feature is the summary of leading academic articles in each chapter.
The book is designed not to overwhelm students by its length but covers all aspects of the law of contract most commonly found in the undergraduate curriculum.
This is the seventh, fully updated, edition of Professor Burrows' Casebook, offering law students the ideal way to discover and understand contract law through reading highlights from the leading cases.
Designed to be used either on its own or to supplement a contract law textbook, this book covers the undergraduate contract law course in a series of clearly presented and carefully structured chapters.
The author provides an expert introduction to each topic and his succinct notes and questions seek to guide students to a proper understanding of the cases. The relevant statutes are also set out along with a principled analysis of them.
In addition to cross-references to further discussion in the leading textbooks, an innovative feature is the summary of leading academic articles in each chapter.
The book is designed not to overwhelm students by its length but covers all aspects of the law of contract most commonly found in the undergraduate curriculum.
Reviews / Votes
The book covers the key cases considered in the contract law teaching syllabus. It is beneficial that the book includes background commentary on each topic which helps set the appropriate context for the cases discussed. The inclusion of a "notes and questions" section is also helpful as students can use it to test their understanding of the cases considered. For readers wishing to research a topic further, the "additional reading" section at the end of each chapter and the brief synopsis of the recommended texts are immensely helpful. -- Dr Nwanneka Ezechukwu * University of Sheffield * Excellent casebook on contract law. Clear and well written. Covers key authorities. Recommended for undergraduates. -- Dr Saba Navid * University of Bristol * This book is one of the most valuable I know on English Contract Law. It provides both a clear presentation of the subject-matter and a thorough analysis of essential cases. Indispensable for anyone interested in English Contract Law. -- Pascal Pichonnaz * University of Fribourg * The book provides students...with clear information about contracts and their implications on the relationship between the parties. Thus, it is essential for students to digest before moving to other parts of the module which are based on those principles and theorems. -- Jens Krebs * University of Portsmouth *More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
1462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5099-3614-4 (9781509936144)
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A Casebook on Contract
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A Casebook on Contract
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Person
Andrew Burrows is Professor of the Law of England at the University of Oxford.
Content
Summary of Contents
PART ONE: THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT
1. OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Introduction
2. Offers and Invitations to Treat
3. Acceptance
4. Termination of an Offer
5. Problematic Offer and Acceptance
2. CERTAINTY AND INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS
1. Certainty
2. Intention to Create Legal Relations
3. CONSIDERATION AND PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL
1. Consideration
2. Promissory Estoppel
PART TWO: THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT
4. IDENTIFYING THE TERMS
1. Terms or Mere Representations?
2. Incorporation of a Party's Written Terms
3. Implied Terms
5. INTERPRETING THE TERMS
1. The Modern Approach to Construction
2. Construction of Exemption Clauses
6. STATUTORY CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES AND UNFAIR TERMS
1. The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
2. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Part 2 Etc)
PART THREE: REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
7. TERMINATION
1. The Meaning of Termination for Breach
2. Conditions, Warranties and Innominate Terms
3. Termination Clauses
4. Anticipatory Breach
5. Restitution after Termination for Breach
6. Consumer Contracts for Goods (or Digital Content)
8. DAMAGES
1. Compensatory Damages
2. An Account of Profits
3. Negotiating Damages
4. Agreed/Liquidated Damages and Penalties
9. DIRECT ENFORCEMENT
1. The Award of an Agreed Sum
2. Specific Performance
3. Injunctions
PART FOUR: PRIVITY OF CONTRACT AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
10. PRIVITY OF CONTRACT AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
1. Introduction
2. Four Cases Establishing or Confirming the Privity Doctrine (on its Benefit Side)
3. Exceptions to Privity (on its Benefit Side)
4. The Promisee's Remedies in a Contract Made for the Benefit of a Third Party
5. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
6. Exceptions to the Privity Doctrine on its Burden Side
PART FIVE: FACTORS ALLOWING ESCAPE FROM A CONTRACT
11. MISREPRESENTATION
1. Requirements of Misrepresentation
2. Rescission for Misrepresentation
3. Damages for Misrepresentation
4. Exemption of Liability for Misrepresentation: Misrepresentation Act 1967, Section 3
12. MISTAKE
1. Unilateral Mistake
2. Common Mistake
13. FRUSTRATION
1. The Early Approach of Absolute Liability
2. The Kinds of Events that Amount to Frustration
3. Factors Excluding Frustration
4. The Juristic Basis of Frustration
5. The Effects of Frustration
6. The Relationship Between Common Mistake and Frustration
14. DURESS
1. Duress of the Person
2. Economic Duress
15. UNDUE INFLUENCE AND EXPLOITATION OF WEAKNESS
1. Undue Influence
2. Exploitation of Weakness
PART ONE: THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT
1. OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Introduction
2. Offers and Invitations to Treat
3. Acceptance
4. Termination of an Offer
5. Problematic Offer and Acceptance
2. CERTAINTY AND INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS
1. Certainty
2. Intention to Create Legal Relations
3. CONSIDERATION AND PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL
1. Consideration
2. Promissory Estoppel
PART TWO: THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT
4. IDENTIFYING THE TERMS
1. Terms or Mere Representations?
2. Incorporation of a Party's Written Terms
3. Implied Terms
5. INTERPRETING THE TERMS
1. The Modern Approach to Construction
2. Construction of Exemption Clauses
6. STATUTORY CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES AND UNFAIR TERMS
1. The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
2. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Part 2 Etc)
PART THREE: REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
7. TERMINATION
1. The Meaning of Termination for Breach
2. Conditions, Warranties and Innominate Terms
3. Termination Clauses
4. Anticipatory Breach
5. Restitution after Termination for Breach
6. Consumer Contracts for Goods (or Digital Content)
8. DAMAGES
1. Compensatory Damages
2. An Account of Profits
3. Negotiating Damages
4. Agreed/Liquidated Damages and Penalties
9. DIRECT ENFORCEMENT
1. The Award of an Agreed Sum
2. Specific Performance
3. Injunctions
PART FOUR: PRIVITY OF CONTRACT AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
10. PRIVITY OF CONTRACT AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
1. Introduction
2. Four Cases Establishing or Confirming the Privity Doctrine (on its Benefit Side)
3. Exceptions to Privity (on its Benefit Side)
4. The Promisee's Remedies in a Contract Made for the Benefit of a Third Party
5. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
6. Exceptions to the Privity Doctrine on its Burden Side
PART FIVE: FACTORS ALLOWING ESCAPE FROM A CONTRACT
11. MISREPRESENTATION
1. Requirements of Misrepresentation
2. Rescission for Misrepresentation
3. Damages for Misrepresentation
4. Exemption of Liability for Misrepresentation: Misrepresentation Act 1967, Section 3
12. MISTAKE
1. Unilateral Mistake
2. Common Mistake
13. FRUSTRATION
1. The Early Approach of Absolute Liability
2. The Kinds of Events that Amount to Frustration
3. Factors Excluding Frustration
4. The Juristic Basis of Frustration
5. The Effects of Frustration
6. The Relationship Between Common Mistake and Frustration
14. DURESS
1. Duress of the Person
2. Economic Duress
15. UNDUE INFLUENCE AND EXPLOITATION OF WEAKNESS
1. Undue Influence
2. Exploitation of Weakness