Overview

Fully updated with the latest legal developments, Contract Law is your essential guide to the life of a contract. It covers all stages of the process, from negotiation and formation, through its possible modification to the ending of a contract including a thorough examination of available remedies. Offering a modern, engaging account of all aspects of contract law, this new edition will give you a clear understanding of the legal principles which underpin the contractual process.

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Author:   R. Halson
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.994kg
ISBN:  

9781405858786

ISBN 10:   1405858788
Pages:   600
Publication Date:   21 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781292010823
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction   PART I: THE NEGOTIATION STAGE   2. Negotiating the Contract   PART II: THE BIRTH OF THE CONTRACT   Section A. Formation of a Contract: The Positive Requirements   3. Agreement: Offer and Acceptance   4. The Enforceability of Agreements: Consideration and its Alternatives   5. Form, Intention and Certainty   Section B. Formation: Negative Factors.   6. Illegality in Formation   7. Non-Agreement Mistakes   Section C. Personnel.   8. Capacity 9. Third Parties   PART III: THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT   10. The Content of the Contract: Express and Implied Terms   11. The Content of the Contract: Exclusion Clauses   12. The Modification of Contracts   13. Performance   PART IV: THE DEATH OF THE CONTRACT   14. Frustration   15. Termination for Breach   PART V: THE AFTERMATH   16. Literal Performance   17. Damages for Breach of Contract  

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Roger Halson is Professor of Contract and Commercial Law at the University of Leeds. He has written widely in contract law and his work has been referred to in UK House of Lords (now the Supreme Court), as well as appellate courts overseas.

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