Principles of Contract Law 4/e - Softcover

Stone, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859415792 ISBN 13: 9781859415795

Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish, 2000

Synopsis

A straightforward and comprehensive account of all the main areas of the law of contract, for those studying for an LLB or the CPE. The coverage of sale of goods and agency means that it should also be suitable for students studying contract as part of business studies or accountancy courses. The fourth edition continues the approach of providing particularly clear guidance on those areas which the student tends to find difficult, such as consideration, promissory estoppel, exclusion clauses and mistake. In addition, it contains extended coverage of the problems of contracting via the Internet, and deals with all the recent developments in case law and statute. These include the decision in Royal Bank of Scotland v Ettridge and subsequent further cases on undue influence, such as Bank of Cyprus v Markou; Edmonds v Lawson on pupillage contracts; Stevenson v Rogers on contracting "in the course of business"; the major change in the law of privity resulting from the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999; and the continuing development of consumer law in the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999.

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From the Back Cover

This book provides invaluable assistance to all those facing coursework assignments or examinations in contract law. It provides the student with an easy method of identifying all the main points in a particular area, whilst teaching by illustration the skills needed to write good answers to contract questions.

The questions and answers cover all the main areas dealt with in undergraduate and GDL/CPE contract courses. This edition, which contains five completely new questions, has been fully revised to take account of recent developments. These include the House of Lords’ decision in Jackson v Royal Bank of Scotland (remoteness of damage) and the Court of Appeal decisions in Apple Corps Ltd v Apple Computers (offer and acceptance), Bramhill v Edwards (implied terms) and Brennan v Bolt Burdon (mistake of law). Topics covered by new questions include the Law Commission’s proposals for the reform of the statutory control of exclusion clauses, and the issues relating to the illegal performance of contracts raised by the recent Court of Appeal decisions in the employment cases of Vakante v Addey & Stanhope School and Wheeler v Quality Deep Trading Ltd.

Synopsis

A straightforward and comprehensive account of all the main areas of the law of contract, for those studying for an LLB or the CPE. The coverage of sale of goods and agency means that it should also be suitable for students studying contract as part of business studies or accountancy courses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859415792
• ISBN 13: 9781859415795
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 426