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JC Smith's The Law of Contract Paul S. Davies (Professor of Commercial Law, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL)

JC Smith's The Law of Contract By Paul S. Davies (Professor of Commercial Law, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL)

JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Professor of Commercial Law, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL)


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Summary

JC Smith's The Law of Contract is a classic text revised with the needs of modern students in mind. With a strong focus on helping students understand and apply case law, the book guides the reader through the intricacies of contract law in an accessible way.

JC Smith's The Law of Contract Summary

JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Professor of Commercial Law, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL)

With a strong focus on helping students understand and apply case law, JC Smith's The Law of Contract guides the reader through the intricacies of contract law in an accessible way. A modern revision of the classic text, the author ensures students are provided with expert analysis and clarity, with key cases clearly signposted throughout. The clear structure of the text assists student preparation for assignments and exams through the problem and essay based questions and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter. The accompanying online resources support student learning with: -Guidance on answering the questions in the text -Links to key cases -Multiple choice questions -Example essays from real students with annotations from the author All this ensures that students have the complete package they need to excel on contract law courses.

About Paul S. Davies (Professor of Commercial Law, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL)

Paul S. Davies is Professor of Commercial Law at UCL, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Paul was previously an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in Law at St Catherine's College, Oxford. In 2015 Paul won a Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship awarded by the Society of Legal Scholars for his book Accessory Liability (Hart Studies in Private Law: Hart Publishing, 2015). Paul is also a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and an Associate Member of Maitland Chambers.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction and fundamental themes 2: Objectivity in contract law 3: Formation of bilateral contracts 4: Formation of unilateral contracts 5: Contract as an agreement 6: Identity of offeror and offeree 7: Consideration and promissory estoppel 8: Intention to create legal relations 9: Contracts requiring writing 10: Third parties 11: Identifying the terms of a contract 12: Interpretation 13: Implication 14: Rectification 15: The control of exclusion clauses and unfair terms 16: Misrepresentation 17: Duress 18: Undue influence 19: Unconscionable bargains and inequality of bargaining power 20: Good faith 21: Capacity 22: Illegality and restraint of trade 23: Common mistake: contracts void for failure of a basic contractual assumption 24: Frustration: contracts discharged for failure of a basic contractual assumption 25: Conditions, warranties, and innominate terms 26: Anticipatory breach of contract 27: Compensatory damages 28: Agreed remedies 29: Remedies beyond compensatory damages

Additional information

GOR009214289
9780198807810
0198807813
JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Professor of Commercial Law, Professor of Commercial Law, UCL)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20180405
520
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