Contract Law

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Contract Law is your essential guide to the life of a contract from negotiation and formation, its possible modification through to the ending of a contract including a thorough examination of available remedies. Offering a modern, engaging account of all aspects of contract law, this new edition:

• will equip you with a clear understanding of the legal principles which underpin the contractual process
• draws upon contextual, empirical and theoretical writings throughout to highlight key points of academic debate and reform options necessary for you to develop a critical understanding of the subject
• includes unique sections bringing together all materials and doctrines relevant to contract negotiation and contract modification
• suggests additional further reading to a wide range of academic writing and additional source material
• offers expanded coverage in developing areas such as exemption clauses and a new separate examination of the principles of contract interpretation, as well as a greater analysis of the increasingly important role of European contract law.
• has been fully updated with the latest legal developments in this subject including: extensively revised sections on misrepresentation and estoppels incorporating recent cases like Springwell Navigation Corp v JP Morgan 2010 and Axa Sun Life services v Campbell Martin 2011, substantial new material on the construction of contracts such as The Reborn 2009 and ING Bank v Ros Roca 2011 and many new decisions on remedies including Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd v BMIbaby 2010, and Milner v Carnival plc 2010 

About the author:

Roger Halson is Professor of Contract and Commercial Law at the University of Leeds. He has written widely in contract law and his work has been referred to in UK House of Lords (now the Supreme Court), as well as appellate courts overseas.

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