Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract, 11th Australian edition (eBook)

Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract, 11th Australian edition continues the tradition of meticulous examination and re-examination of every aspect of the law of contract, and related areas such as estoppel, restitution and statutory misleading conduct, as developed by the Australian courts and legislatures.

Publication Date: January 2017

Product Format Details Qty
eBook
SG$ 238.64
ISBN: 9780409343984
Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract, 11th Australian edition have established this work as a definitive Australian text, developed from its roots in the English version over 50 years ago. The 11th Australian edition continues the tradition of meticulous examination and re-examination of every aspect of the law of contract, and related areas such as estoppel, restitution and statutory misleading conduct, as developed by the Australian courts and legislatures. Although written to meet the needs of practitioners, it also provides a sound and accessible basis for academic study and further research. The authors focus principally on Australian appeal-court decisions, with an intermingling of single-judge decisions that provide important insights. Important new cases are discussed in relation to all aspects of the relevant law and, in particular, in the following areas: • contract interpretation and admissibility of evidence • penalties doctrine • proportionate liability • estoppel • statutory misleading conduct • extra-territorial operation of misleading conduct • advocate’s immunity and misleading conduct • best endeavours • identification of the parties • informal contracting • investment schemes and trusts • mistake • assignment • attributing knowledge to a corporation • performance bonds and attempts to stop them • issues raised by the use of electronic contracts, email and the internet • good faith • equitable and statutory unconscionablility • implied terms • change-of-position defence for recipients of mistaken payments

PART 1 – OVERVIEW OF THE LAW OF CONTRACT

1. Overview of Contract Law

PART 2 – CONTRACT FORMATION

2. Estoppel

3. Agreement – Offer and Acceptance

4. Consideration

5. Intention to Create Legal Relations

6. Uncertainty

7. Privity of Contract

8. Assignment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities

PART 3 – BREACH AND CONSTRUCTION

9. Breach

10. Construction of Contracts

PART 4 – EXCUSES

11. Misrepresentation and Misleading Conduct 12. Mistake

13. Duress

14. Undue Influence

15. Unconscionable Conduct

16. Formalities

17. Incapacity

18. Illegal Contracts

PART 5 – TERMINATION

19. Termination by Frustration

20. Termination for Non-fulfilment of Contingent Condition

21. Termination for Breach

22. Variation and Termination by Consent

PART 6 – REMEDIES

23. Damages

24. Equitable Remedies

25. Limitation of Actions

26. Restitution and Debt

PART 7 – HISTORY AND THEORY

27. Historical Introduction to the Law of Contract

28. A Guide to Contract Theory

Featured Authors