Contract Law

5. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-19-030475-1
Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand

Buch, Englisch, 992 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1894 g

The fifth edition of Contract Law offers an in-depth examination of Australian contract law, its principles and contemporary issues, the common terminology and the role of the courts, as well as its historical development. Complex topics are illustrated by clear and informative cases, and are supported by Case Example boxes with summaries about the judgment, allowing students to see how the judgments set or support precedents and principles.

This text is also available with the Contract Law Casebook 3rd edition which gives students access to an expanded selection of primary and secondary materials.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Willmott, Lindy

Christensen, Sharon

Butler, Des

Dixon, Bill

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part 1: Overview

- 1. Introduction

- 2. Negotiation

- Part 2: Formation

- 3. Agreement

- 4. Certainty

- 5. Intention to Create Legal Relations

- 6. Consideration

- 7. Equitable Estoppel

- Part 3: Content

- 8. Terms I: Establishing Contractual Terms

- 9. Terms II: Construction of terms

- Part 4: Limits on Enforcement of Contracts

- 10. Capacity

- 11. Formalities

- 12. Privity

- Part 5: Vitigating Factors

- 13. Misrepresentation and Misleading or Deceptive Conduct

- 14. Mistake

- 15. Duress

- 16. Undue Influence

- 17. Unconscionable conduct

- 18. Void and Illegal Contracts

- Part 6: Discharge of the Contract

- 19. Discharge By Performance

- 20. Discharge By Termination

- 21. Discharge By Agreement

- 22. Discharge by Frustration

- Part 7: Remedies

- 23. Damages

- 24. Restitution

- 25. Equitable Remedies

- Part 8: Consumer Protection

- 26. Unfair Contract Terms

- 27. Consumer Guarantees

- 28. Themes, Critical Perspectives, and Ideologies

Über Autor(innen)

Des Butler is an Associate Professor at the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology. Sharon Christensen is an Associate Professor at the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology. Bill Dixon is a Lecturer at the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology. Lindy Willmott is a Professor at the School of Law, Queensland University of Technology.