Understanding Contract Law

ISBN-13: 9780415494250 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 148 str.

Max Young

Opis

Understanding Contract Law offers a clear introduction to the basic concepts of contract law in England. Built around familiar real-world examples that illustrate the concepts, principles and key cases upon which English contract law is structured, Understanding Contract Law is an ideal guide for those approaching an undergraduate law degree, or for general readers interested in this fundamental area of the law. This concise, student-friendly overview, supported by chapter introductions and summaries throughout, covers the fundamental topics in English contract law, including:

• Agreement and Offer
• Acceptance
• Certainty
• Consideration
• Privity
• Misrepresentation.

Understanding Contract Law is a concise introductory guide to Contract Law in the UK. The book will be built around familiar real world examples that will illustrate the concepts, principles and key cases upon which UK contract law is built.

Topics covered in the book include:

Agreement and Offer

Acceptance

Certainty

Consideration

Privity

Misrepresentation

The book also includes tables of cases and statutes, as well as chapter summaries and further reading guides, and a small number of illustrations explaining important relationships and interactions during the contract process.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Agreement and offer 3. Acceptance 4. Certainty 5. Consideration 6. Intention to create legal relations 7. Variation of contracts 8. Privity 9. Terms of the contract 10. Exemption clauses – the common law 11. Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 12. Misrepresentation 13. Remedies for breach of contract

O autorze

Max Young