
Textbook on Contract Law
Jill Poole(Author)
Oxford University Press
8th Edition
Published on 1. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
680 pages
978-0-19-928248-7 (ISBN)
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Description
This is a new edition of the established Textbook on Contract Law by Professor Jill Poole. Designed specifically for undergraduates new to the subject, this title offers a well-structured and straightforward account of the modern law of contract. The text opens with an overview of the key theories and issues surrounding contract contract law which places the subject in its wider context, then goes on to a detailed treatment of all key topics, offering succinct explanations of complex ideas. Other features of the book include chapter summaries that draw key themes and issues together, selected further reading lists, and useful web links to guide students towards the most relevant and up-to-date resources available. Online Resource Centre Lecturer resources - Testbank Student resources - Guidance on answering questions in contract law - Questions and answers - Student questions - Updates - Web links
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Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-928248-7 (9780199282487)
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Textbook on Contract Law
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9th Edition
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Textbook on Contract Law
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02/2004
7th Edition
Oxford University Press
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Content
1. Introduction to the law of contract; I FORMATION; 2. Agreement; 3. Agreement problems; 4. Consideration, promissory estoppel, and form; 5. Intention to create legal relations; II CONTENT, INTERPRETATION, PERFORMANCE, AND BREACH; 6. Content of the contract and principles of interpretation; 7. Exemption clauses and unfair contract terms; 8. Discharge by performance, agreement, and breach; III ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS; 9. Damages for breach of contract; 10. Remedies providing for specific relief and restitutionary remedies; 11. Privity of contract and third party rights; 12. Discharge by frustration: subsequent impossibility; IV METHODS OF POLICING THE MAKING OF THE CONTRACT; 13. Non-agreement mistake; 14. Misrepresentation; 15. Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains; 16. Illegality and capacity to contract