Subjects:

Contract Law

Contents:

1. Guidance on Reading Cases and Analysing Case Law

2. Agreement

3. Certainty and Agreement Problems

4. Consideration, Promissory Estoppel, and Form

5. Intention to Create Legal Relations

6. Terms and Contractual Interpretation

7. Exemption Clauses and Unfair Contract Terms

8. Discharge for Breach of Contract

9. Remedies for Breach of Contract

10. Privity of Contract and Third Party Rights

11. Common Mistake and Frustration

12. Misrepresentation

13. Duress, Undue Influence, and Inequality of Bargaining Power

14. Illegality and Capacity to Contract

• Covers all aspects of undergraduate courses in contract law, within a clear and logical structure that is easy for students to follow
• Introductory chapter provides valuable guidance on how to develop the essential skill of case-reading, offering first year students extra advice and support
• The two-colour text design enables students to differentiate easily between extracts and author commentary, ensuring efficient navigation through the text
• Supported by a online resource centre site that provides updates, self-test questions and answers, advice on how to answer problem-style questions, and guidance on how to read cases, ensuring students have access to the most up-to-date information, as well as acting as an additional learning resource
• Can be used as a traditional casebook or as a companion to Poole's Textbook on Contract Law

Revised coverage of illegality and capacity ensures the text continues to meet the needs of undergraduate students

Jill Poole's best-selling Casebook on Contract Law provides a clear and well-structured explanation of the principles and rules of contract law through a comprehensive selection of case law, addressing all aspects encountered on undergraduate courses. The coverage in this new edition has been revised to incorporate all recent significant decisions and judgments made by the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal.

Extracts have been chosen from a wide range of historical and contemporary cases to illustrate the reasoning processes of the court and how legal principles are developed, thus enabling cases to be analysed and discussed independently while, taken as a whole, the chapters provide a sound understanding of the modern law of contract. Succinct author commentary focuses the reader on the key elements within the extracts, while thought-provoking questions are posed throughout to develop a more in-depth appreciation of the subject.