Contract Law

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This best-selling, classic textbook by Ewan McKendrick provides a clear and straightforward account of the basic rules of contract law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines. Praised by both lecturers and students, Contract Law is compact yet comprehensive, well-written, well-structured, stimulating and engaging.

This thirteenth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect various developments in the law, and includes ‘Hot topic’ discussion boxes in most chapters. New to the edition is a rewritten section on interpretation and new material on negotiating damages. It is essential reading for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses in contract law. 

 "This remains the best book of its kind on English contract law." – Hector MacQueen, Scottish Law Commissioner and Professor of Private Law, University of Edinburgh, UK

"This is a masterly introduction to the English law of contract being lucid and succinct, accurate and incisive. Every student of the subject will benefit from reading it." – Andrew Burrows, Professor of the Law of England, All Souls College, Oxford, UK and author of A Casebook on Contract

• Current debates about contract law and wider controversies surrounding basic doctrines are discussed, promoting a deeper understanding of the subject
  
• The fundamental concepts of contract law are explained in a clear, engaging, succinct style, making them straightforward for students to understand so they build up their knowledge of the subject systematically and thoroughly
  
• End-of-chapter summaries clearly and logically break down the key elements of each chapter, acting as a useful refresher for students
  
• Stimulating end-of-chapter exercises encourage students to assess their understanding and engagement with the text
  
• 'Hot topic' boxes to stimulate discussion

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• Fully revised and updated throughout
  
• Rewritten section on interpretation in the light of decisions of the Supreme Court including Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd (2018)
  
• New section dealing with negotiating damages and an account of profits in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Morris-Garner v One Step (Support) Ltd (2018) 
  
• Updated section on the rule in Foakes v Beer in light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd (2018), albeit the Supreme Court found it unnecessary to resolve the point
  
• Other important new cases: include Swynson Ltd v Lowick Rose LLP (damages and third party losses)  Goodlife Foods Ltd v Hall Fire Protection Ltd (exclusion clauses) First Tower Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd (the scope of section 3 of the Misrepresentation Act 167) and Ali v Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (implied terms).
  

Law undergraduates at English and Welsh universities and higher education institutions; GDL/CPE students converting from other disciplines requiring qualification in the core areas of law. Also professionals and business students requiring an understanding in simple terms of the nature and scope of contract law.

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