Anson's law of contract /
Beatson, Sir Jack.
Anson's law of contract / by Sir Jack Beatson, Andrew Burrows, John Cartwright. - 29th ed. - New York, United States of America : Oxford University Press Inc., c2010. - xcvii, 750p. : col. ill. ; 25cm.
Includes index (p. 725 - 750).
"ANSON'S LAW OF CONTRACT is a classic text in the field, renowned for offering an accurate, authoritative and stimulating account of the law and its underlying principles. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to gain a thorough understanding of contract law. In this twenty-ninth edition, Sir Jack Beatson is joined by Professor Andrew Burrows and Professor John Cartwright to create an exceptional author team.
- Provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of all topics covered on modern contract law courses, and is a valuable source of reference for practitioners and academics.
- Completely updated to incorporate all notable development in case law, legislation, and academic debate.
- Restructured to create a new part on the contents of the contract; and separate chapters on from, and on consideration and promissory estoppel."
9780199282470
The nature and function of contract,
The history of contractual obligations in English law,
European and international influences,
The content of contract law,
Contracts as part of the law of obligations,
Contract and property,
Formation of contract,
The agreement,
Establishing an agreement,
The offer,
The acceptance,
Termination of the offer,
Uncertain and incomplete agreements,
Intention to create legal relations,
Form,
Formal requirements,
Contracts by deed,
Contracts for which writing is required,
Consideration and promissory estoppel,
Consideration,
Promissory estoppel,
Appraisal of consideration and promissory estoppel,
Contents of the contract,
The terms of the contract,
Terms, collateral warranties and representations,
Conditions, warranties and intermediate terms,
Implied terms,
Construction of terms,
Exemption clauses and unfair terms,
Standard form of contract,
Incorporation,
Construction of exemption clauses,
Other common law rules controlling exemption clauses,
Statutory control of exemption clauses and unfair terms,
Factors tending to defeat contractual liability,
Incapacity,
Grounds of contractual incapacity,
The crown and public authorities,
Corporations and unincorporates associations,
Minors,
Persons lacking mentally capacity and drunken persons,
Mistake,
Categorizing mistakes,
Mistakes about the terms of the contract,
Mistakes about the identity of the person with whom the contract is made,
Mistakes of fact or law about the subject-matter of the contract or the surrounding circumstance,
Misrepresentation and non-disclosure,
Misrepresentation,
Duties of disclosure,
Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains,
Duress,
Undue influence,
Unconscionable bargains,
Inequality of bargaining power?,
Illegality,
Statutory illegality,
Illegality at common law,
Common law and statutory control of anti-competitive agreements,
The effect of illegality,
Severance,
Performance and discharge,
Performance,
Time of performance,
Place of performance,
Order of performance,
Payment
Vicarious performance,
Alternative modes of performance,
Right of party in breach to cure bad or incomplete performance,
Tender,
Partial performance,
Discharge by agreement,
Forms of discharge by agreement,
Discharge by frustration,
Emergence of the doctrine,
Instances of frustrations,
The theoretical basis of frustration,
Incidence of risk,
Self-induced frustration,
Leases and contracts for the sale of land,
Effects of frustration,
Discharge by breach,
Discharge at option of the injured party,
Forms of breach which justify discharge,
Consequences of discharge,
Loss of the right discharge,
Discharge by operation of law,
Merger,
Discharge by judgement of a court,
Alteration or cancellation of a written instrument,
Bankruptcy,
Compensatory nature of damages,
Basis of assessment of damages,
Causation,
Remoteness,
Mitigation,
Assessment of damages in contract for the sale of goods,
Claimant's contributory negligence,
The tax element in damages,
Interest,
Agreed damages clauses,
Specific remedies,
Actions for the agreed sum,
Specific performance,
Injunctions,
Equitable damages,
Restitutionary awards,
Restitution in respect of services or goods,
An account of profits or damages measured br benefit to contract-breaker,
Limitation of actions,
Limitation Act 1980,
Bars to equitable relief: laches,
Limits of the contractual obligation,
Third parties,
An acquisition of contractual rights by third parties,
The imposition of contractual liabilities upon Third parties,
Assignment,
Vicarious performance,
Novation,
Negotiable instruments,
Assignment by operation of law,
Agency,
Creation of agency,
Modes of creation,
Different kinds of agents,
Effect of agency,
The relations between the principle agent,
The relations between the principal and third parties,
The relations between the agent and third parties,
Termination of agent's authority,
Modes of termination,
Irrevocable authority,
346.022 / .BEA
Anson's law of contract / by Sir Jack Beatson, Andrew Burrows, John Cartwright. - 29th ed. - New York, United States of America : Oxford University Press Inc., c2010. - xcvii, 750p. : col. ill. ; 25cm.
Includes index (p. 725 - 750).
"ANSON'S LAW OF CONTRACT is a classic text in the field, renowned for offering an accurate, authoritative and stimulating account of the law and its underlying principles. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to gain a thorough understanding of contract law. In this twenty-ninth edition, Sir Jack Beatson is joined by Professor Andrew Burrows and Professor John Cartwright to create an exceptional author team.
- Provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of all topics covered on modern contract law courses, and is a valuable source of reference for practitioners and academics.
- Completely updated to incorporate all notable development in case law, legislation, and academic debate.
- Restructured to create a new part on the contents of the contract; and separate chapters on from, and on consideration and promissory estoppel."
9780199282470
The nature and function of contract,
The history of contractual obligations in English law,
European and international influences,
The content of contract law,
Contracts as part of the law of obligations,
Contract and property,
Formation of contract,
The agreement,
Establishing an agreement,
The offer,
The acceptance,
Termination of the offer,
Uncertain and incomplete agreements,
Intention to create legal relations,
Form,
Formal requirements,
Contracts by deed,
Contracts for which writing is required,
Consideration and promissory estoppel,
Consideration,
Promissory estoppel,
Appraisal of consideration and promissory estoppel,
Contents of the contract,
The terms of the contract,
Terms, collateral warranties and representations,
Conditions, warranties and intermediate terms,
Implied terms,
Construction of terms,
Exemption clauses and unfair terms,
Standard form of contract,
Incorporation,
Construction of exemption clauses,
Other common law rules controlling exemption clauses,
Statutory control of exemption clauses and unfair terms,
Factors tending to defeat contractual liability,
Incapacity,
Grounds of contractual incapacity,
The crown and public authorities,
Corporations and unincorporates associations,
Minors,
Persons lacking mentally capacity and drunken persons,
Mistake,
Categorizing mistakes,
Mistakes about the terms of the contract,
Mistakes about the identity of the person with whom the contract is made,
Mistakes of fact or law about the subject-matter of the contract or the surrounding circumstance,
Misrepresentation and non-disclosure,
Misrepresentation,
Duties of disclosure,
Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains,
Duress,
Undue influence,
Unconscionable bargains,
Inequality of bargaining power?,
Illegality,
Statutory illegality,
Illegality at common law,
Common law and statutory control of anti-competitive agreements,
The effect of illegality,
Severance,
Performance and discharge,
Performance,
Time of performance,
Place of performance,
Order of performance,
Payment
Vicarious performance,
Alternative modes of performance,
Right of party in breach to cure bad or incomplete performance,
Tender,
Partial performance,
Discharge by agreement,
Forms of discharge by agreement,
Discharge by frustration,
Emergence of the doctrine,
Instances of frustrations,
The theoretical basis of frustration,
Incidence of risk,
Self-induced frustration,
Leases and contracts for the sale of land,
Effects of frustration,
Discharge by breach,
Discharge at option of the injured party,
Forms of breach which justify discharge,
Consequences of discharge,
Loss of the right discharge,
Discharge by operation of law,
Merger,
Discharge by judgement of a court,
Alteration or cancellation of a written instrument,
Bankruptcy,
Compensatory nature of damages,
Basis of assessment of damages,
Causation,
Remoteness,
Mitigation,
Assessment of damages in contract for the sale of goods,
Claimant's contributory negligence,
The tax element in damages,
Interest,
Agreed damages clauses,
Specific remedies,
Actions for the agreed sum,
Specific performance,
Injunctions,
Equitable damages,
Restitutionary awards,
Restitution in respect of services or goods,
An account of profits or damages measured br benefit to contract-breaker,
Limitation of actions,
Limitation Act 1980,
Bars to equitable relief: laches,
Limits of the contractual obligation,
Third parties,
An acquisition of contractual rights by third parties,
The imposition of contractual liabilities upon Third parties,
Assignment,
Vicarious performance,
Novation,
Negotiable instruments,
Assignment by operation of law,
Agency,
Creation of agency,
Modes of creation,
Different kinds of agents,
Effect of agency,
The relations between the principle agent,
The relations between the principal and third parties,
The relations between the agent and third parties,
Termination of agent's authority,
Modes of termination,
Irrevocable authority,
346.022 / .BEA