The Law of Contract 7th edition

Edited by: Roger Halson

The Law of Contract provides a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of all aspects of the law of contract. It is both accessible and detailed, designed specifically to meet the needs of practitioners in the field.

The new seventh edition includes detailed commentary on significant developments in the law and incisive analysis of key cases since the last edition published in 2017. Recent major decisions examined will include:

• Several cases on good faith, including the litigation associated with Bates v Post Office
• Wells v Devani on agreement
• Several new cases on illegality, including Stoffel v Grondoma
• Times Travel v Pakistan Airlines on duress
• Chudley v Clydesdale Bank on third parties
• Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 v European Medicines Agency on frustration and Brexit
• Triple Point Technology v PTT Public on liquidated damages

Contents:
Chapter 1 General Considerations
Chapter 2 Formation of Contracts
Chapter 3 Contents
Chapter 4 Capacity and Vitiating Factors
Chapter 5 Illegality and Public Policy
Chapter 6 Third Parties
Chapter 7 Termination
Chapter 8 Remedies for Breach of Contract