Neil AndrewsCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 5/14/2015EAN 9781107660649, ISBN10: 1107660645Paperback, 705 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 2.9 cmLanguage: EnglishSignificantly streamlined and updated, the second edition of Andrews' Contract Law now provides a clear and succinct examination of all of the topics in the contract law curriculum. Chapters direct students to the most important decisions in case law and employ a two-level structure to integrate short judicial excerpts into detailed discussion and analysis. Exploration of the law's 'loose ends' strengthens students' ability to effectively analyse case law, and new end-of-chapter questions, which focus on both core aspects of the law and interesting legal loopholes, assist students in preparing for exams. Students are guided through chapter material by concise chapter overviews and a two-colour text design that highlights important chapter elements. Suggestions for further reading and a rich bibliography, which point readers to important pieces of contemporary literature and provide a springboard for deeper investigation of particular topics, lend further support for student learning.Part I. Introduction1. Main features of contract lawPart II. Formation2. The pre-contractual phase3. Offer and acceptance4. CertaintyPart III. Consideration and Intent to Create Legal Relations5. Consideration and estoppel6. Intent to create legal relationsPart IV. Third Parties and Assignment7. Third parties8. AssignmentPart V. Vitiating Elements9. Misrepresentation10. Mistake11. Duress, undue influence and unconscionabilityPart VI. Terms and Interpretation12. Terms in general13. Implied terms14. Interpretation and rectification of written contracts15. Exclusion clauses and 'unfair terms'Part VII. Breakdown and Liability16. Frustration17. Breach and performancePart VIII. Remedies for Breach18. Judicial remedies for breach of contract19. Consensual remedies for breach of contractliquidated damages and depositsPart IX. Illegality and Public Policy20. The illegality doctrinePart X. The Future21. The 'good faith' debate22. Codification23. International and European 'soft law' codeslessons for English law?
