Chitty on Contracts 30th edition: Volume 1 - General Principles

Subjects:
Common Law Library, Contract Law
Contents:
Volume 1: General Principles
Formation of contract
The agreement
Consideration
Form
Mistake
Misrepresentation
Duress and undue influence
Capacity of parties
Personal incapacity
Corporation and unincorporated associations
The crown, public authorities and the European Community
Political and professional immunity and incapacity
The terms of the contract
Express terms
Implied terms
Exemption clauses
Illegality and public policy
Joint obligations, third parties and assignment
Joint obligations
Third parties
Assignment
Death and bankruptcy
Performance and discharge
Performance
Discharge by agreement
Discharge by frustration
Discharge by breach
Other modes of discharge
Remedies for breach of contract
Damages
Specific performance and injunction
Limitation of actions
Contained in Volume 2: Specific Contracts
Agency
Arbitration
Bailment
Bills of exchange and banking
Carriage by air
Carriage by land
Construction contracts
Credit and security
Employment
Gaming and wagering
Insurance
Restrictive agreements and competition
Sale of goods
Suretyship

ISBN13: 9781847035479
ISBN: 1847035477
To be Published: December 2008
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Binding: Hardback
Price: £295.00 - Not Yet Published

Chitty on Contracts is the leading work on the law of contract, due to its breadth of coverage, scope and detail. It is comprehensive, with a thorough review of recent case law and legislation. Chitty continues to be the practitioner's choice for authority and accessibility.

Volume 1 deals with General Principles that apply to contracts of every kind.

  • Offers complete coverage of the law of contract, incorporating extensive analysis of legislation and cases
  • Gives the breadth of coverage, scope and detail needed to take on any type of case involving contract law
  • Contains interpretation and analysis of the legislation that applies to contracts of every kind in Volume 1
  • Covers all the latest developments and cases, providing the best source for constructing arguments
  • Helps pinpoint the right case for supporting a client, with an authority that can be relied on in court
  • Incorporates changes arising from the Consumer Credit Act 2006, Companies Act 2006, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Rome II Regulation

Series: Common Law Library

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ISBN13: 9780421945500
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Published: April 2008
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£335.00 
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Published: December 2007
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£349.00 
Phipson On Evidence 16th ed: 1st Supplement ISBN13: 9780421922303
Published: December 2007
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£69.00 
Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt 3rd ed: 1st supplement ISBN13: 9780421919709
Published: December 2007
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£66.00 
McGregor on Damages 17th ed: 4th Supplement ISBN13: 9781847031952
Published: November 2007
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£72.00 
Chitty on Contracts 29th ed: 4th Supplement
Edited by: Hugh Beale
ISBN13: 9781847032546
Published: November 2007
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£99.00 
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Published: November 2007
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£65.00 
Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence 11th ed: 1st Supplement ISBN13: 9781847031969
Published: August 2007
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£70.00 
Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability 6th edition with 1st Supplement ISBN13: 9781847034601
Published: December 2006
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£367.00 
Goff & Jones: The Law of Restitution 7th ed ISBN13: 9780421926004
Published: December 2006
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£299.00 
Charlesworth & Percy on Negligence 11th ed with 1st Supplement ISBN13: 9781847032997
Published: August 2006
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£365.00 
Clerk & Lindsell On Torts 19th ed with 2nd Supplement ISBN13: 9781847031297
Published: December 2005
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£385.00 
Arlidge, Eady and Smith on Contempt 3rd ed with 1st Supplement ISBN13: 9781847032331
Published: November 2005
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£386.00 
Phipson on Evidence 16th ed with 1st supplement ISBN13: 9781847034588
Published: August 2005
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£399.00 
Chitty On Contracts 29th edition: Volume 1 - General Principles with 4th Supplement ISBN13: 9780421854802
Published: May 2004
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£424.00 
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Published: April 2004
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£544.00 
Gatley on Libel and Slander 10th ed with 2nd Supplement ISBN13: 9780421946101
Published: November 2003
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£395.00 
McGregor on Damages 17th ed with 4th Supplement ISBN13: 9780421864009
Published: June 2003
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
£428.00 
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Published: June 1996
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