Contract law
By: Ewan McKendrick
Edition: Eleventh edition.
Series: Palgrave law masters; Palgrave law masters
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781137475794
Subjects: Contracts; Contrats; Law
Description: McKendrick explores the underlying themes and explains the basic rules of English contract law, introducing the current debates about the nature, scope and functions of this law and discussing some of the wider controversies surrounding basic doctrines.
Notes: Previous edition: 2013.

"Table of cases": pages xiii-xxviii.

"Table of legislation": pages xxix-xxxii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: Part I. The formation and scope of a contract. 2. Agreement : clearing the ground; title: 3. Offer and acceptance; title: 4. Certainty and agreement mistakes; title: 5. Consideration and form; title: 6. Intention to create legal relations; title: 7. Third party rights; title: Part II. The content of a contract. 8. What is a term?; title: 9. The sources of contractual terms; title: 10. The classification of contractual terms; title: 11. Exclusion clauses; title: Part III. policing the contract. 12. A duty to disclose material facts?; title: 13. Misrepresentation; title: 14. Common mistake and frustration; title: 15. Illegality; title: 16. Capacity; title: 17. Duress, undue influence and inequality of bargaining power; title: 18. Unfair terms in consumer contracts; title: Part IV. Performance, discharge and remedies for breach of contract. 19. Performance and discharge of the contract; title: 20. Breach of contract; title: 21. Damages for breach of contract; title: 22. Obtaining an adequate remedy.