Contract: The Law of Contract (Common Law Series)

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The Law of Contract
Seventh Edition. Up to date to 1 November 2022

The Law of Contract provides a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of all aspects of the law of contract. It is both accessible and detailed, designed specifically to meet the needs of practitioners in the field.

The new seventh edition includes detailed commentary on significant developments in the law and incisive analysis of key cases since the last edition published in 2017. Recent major decisions examined will include:

  • Several cases on good faith, including the litigation associated with Bates v Post Office

  • Wells v Devani on agreement

  • Several new cases on illegality, including Stoffel v Grondoma

  • Times Travel v Pakistan Airlines on duress

  • Chudley v Clydesdale Bank on third parties

  • Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 v European Medicines Agency on frustration and Brexit

  • Triple Point Technology v PTT Public on liquidated damages


  • General editor
    Professor Roger Halson

    Contributors
    Professor Roger Halson
    Professor Roger Brownsword
    Professor Jason Chuah
    Kwan Ho Lau
    Dr Eliza Mik
    Dr David Pearce
    Dr John E Stannard
    Professor Gregory Tolhurst
    Dr Qi Zhou