Contract Law (Macmillan Law Masters)

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Synopsis:

A comprehensive and bestselling textbook on Contract Law that covers core areas such as  the formation of a contract, what goes into a contract, how to enforce a contract and much more. 

The book takes a very practical approach to teaching Contract Law including real-world examples and ‘Hot Topic’ discussion points, illustrating how Contract Law can interact with other aspects of the core curriculum such as Tort Law. This edition has been updated with important new developments in the field, such as on interpretation, and negotiating damages and an account of profits. 

New material includes: 

• Rewritten section on interpretation in the light of decisions of the Supreme Court including Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd (2018)
  
• New section dealing with negotiating damages and an account of profits in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Morris-Garner v One Step (Support) Ltd (2018) 
  
• Updated section on the rule in Foakes v Beer in light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd (2018), albeit the Supreme Court found it unnecessary to resolve the point
  
• Other important new cases: include Swynson Ltd v Lowick Rose LLP (damages and third party losses) Goodlife Foods Ltd v Hall Fire Protection Ltd (exclusion clauses) First Tower Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd (the scope of section 3 of the Misrepresentation Act 167) and Ali v Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (implied terms).
  

Written by one of the leading authorities on the topic, this book retains a critical edge and a student-friendly focus. It is essential reading for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses in contract law.

From the Back Cover:

This best-selling, classic textbook by Ewan McKendrick provides a clear and straightforward account of the basic rules of contract law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines. Praised by both lecturers and students, Contract Law is compact yet comprehensive, well-written, well-structured, stimulating and engaging.

This thirteenth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect various developments in the law, and includes ‘Hot topic’ discussion boxes in most chapters. New to the edition is a rewritten section on interpretation and new material on negotiating damages. It is essential reading for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses in contract law. 

 "This remains the best book of its kind on English contract law." – Hector MacQueen, Scottish Law Commissioner and Professor of Private Law, University of Edinburgh, UK

"This is a masterly introduction to the English law of contract being lucid and succinct, accurate and incisive. Every student of the subject will benefit from reading it." – Andrew Burrows, Professor of the Law of England, All Souls College, Oxford, UK and author of A Casebook on Contract

Bibliographic Details

Title: Contract Law (Macmillan Law Masters)
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new