Unlocking Contract Law

Andy Vi-Ming Kok, Chris Turner

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781315445748
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Common Law
• Index: Law

Contract law is a core element of every law degree in England and Wales. Now in its 5th edition, Unlocking Contract Law will help you grasp the main concepts of the subject with ease.

• Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject;
• Key facts summaries throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding;
• End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful check-list for each topic;
• Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly;
• Frequent activities and self-test questions, plus sample essay and problem questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice and prepare you for assessment;
• A brand new 'critiquing the law' feature is designed to foster essential critical thinking skills.

Containing accessible explanations in a clear and logical structure, the following features support learning, helping you to advance with confidence. This 5th edition has been fully updated throughout to reflect recent developments and changes in the law, including the growing focus on consumer protection within contract law as well as the influence of technology on contracts, including email signatures and online transactions. Unlocking Contract Law is essential reading for all students studying contract law for the first time.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Guide to the book
• Preface
• List of figures
• Table of cases
• Table of legislation and other instruments
• 1 INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACT LAW
• 2 FORMATION OF A CONTRACT: OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
• 3 FORMATION OF A CONTRACT: CONSIDERATION
• 4 FORMATION OF A CONTRACT: INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS
• 5 FORM
• 6 CAPACITY
• 7 THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS AND THE DOCTRINE OF PRIVITY
• 8 THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONTRACT: TERMS
• 9 THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONTRACT: EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION CLAUSES IN NON-CONSUMER CONTRACTS
• 10 THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONTRACT: UNFAIR TERMS IN CONSUMER CONTRACTS
• 11 VITIATING FACTORS
• 12 VITIATING FACTORS: MISREPRESENTATION
• 13 VITIATING FACTORS: MISTAKE
• 14 VITIATING FACTORS: DURESS AND UNDUE INFLUENCE
• 15 VITIATING FACTORS: ILLEGALITY AND UNENFORCEABLE CONTRACTS
• 16 DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT
• 17 REMEDIES IN CONTRACT LAW
• 18 QUASI-CONTRACT
• Appendices
• Glossary of terms
• Index