Contract law in Australia
By: J.W. Carter
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Butterworths
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chatswood, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1000
ISBN-13: 9780409330199; 9780409330267
Subjects: Contracts
Description: "Contract Law in Australia has a logically constructed narrative covering in detail contract formation, terms, parties, vitiating factors, illegality, performance and breach, termination and remedies. The 6th edition of Contract Law in Australia features new comprehensive information on the Competition and Consumer Act and Australian Consumer Law"--
Notes: Previous ed.: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Good faith and commercial contruction; title: Part II. Agreement; title: 3. Formation of contract; title: 4. Uncertain and incomplete promises; title: 5. Conditional promises; title: 6. Promises supported by consideration; title: 7. Promises supported by Estoppel; title: 8. Promises intended to create legal relations; title: 9. Promises requiring written evidence; title: Part III. Terms of the contract; title: 10. Express terms; title: 11. Implied terms and consumer guarantees; title: 12. Construction principles; title: 13. Classification of terms; title: 14. Exclusion clauses; title: Part IV. Parties to the contract; title: 15. Capacity; title: 16. Privity of contract and plurality of parties; title: 17. Assignment of contractual rights; title: Part V. Vitiating factors; title: 18. Contracts induced by misleading conduct; title: 19. Misleading conduct under statute; title: 20. Contractual mistake; title: 21. Documents mistakenly signed; title: 22. Duress; title: 23. Undue influence; title: 24. Unconscionable Conduct and unfair terms; title: Part VI. Illegality; title: 25. Illegal contracts; title: 26. Contracts in restraint of trade; title: 27. The Effects of illegality; title: Part VII. Performance and breach; title: 28. Performance of the contract; title: 29. Breach of contract; title: Part VIII. Termination for breach; title: 30. Termination for breach; title: 31. Restrictions on termination; title: 32. Consequences of termination; title: Part IX. Termination by frustration; title: 33. Termination by frustration; title: 34. Consequences of frustration; title: Part X. Remedies; title: 35. General principles of contract damages; title: 36. Particular issues in contract damages; title: 37. Recovery of sums fixed by the contract; title: 38. Restitution; title: 39. Specific performance; title: 40. Injunction.