Name: JC Smith's The Law of Contract By Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)
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JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

This textbook is a clear and straightforward introduction to contract law combining focussed case coverage with incisive analysis. Based on the seminal work by Professor Sir JC Smith, it has been fully modernized by prize-winning author Paul S. Davies. It is the ideal text for students approaching this subject for the first time, and covers all key topics which students need to study. With a strong focus on cases, JC Smith's The Law of Contract guides the reader through the intricacies of contract law with expert analysis ensuring key points are clear. The structure of the text assists students in preparing for assignments and exams through the problem and essay questions at the end of each chapter, further reading suggestions, and chapters that are easy to navigate. All this combined with the features on the accompanying Online Resource Centre provides students with the complete package they need to excel on contract law courses.

About Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

Paul S. Davies is Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in Law at St Catherine's College, Oxford, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Paul was previously a Fellow and College Lecturer in Law at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was also a Newton Trust Lecturer in the Faculty of Law. He currently teaches contract and trusts at undergraduate level, and commercial remedies at graduate level. 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).

1: Introduction: contractual rights and duties 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 good faith 20: Capacity 21: Illegality and restraint of trade 22: Common mistake: contracts void for failure of a basic contractual assumption 23: Frustration: contracts discharged for failure of a basic contractual assumption 24: Conditions, warranties, and innominate terms 25: Anticipatory breach of contract 26: Compensatory damages 27: Agreed remedies 28: Remedies beyond compensatory damages

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ISBN 13

9780198733539

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0198733534

Title

JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

Author

Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year published

2016-05-05

Number of pages

528

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JC Smith's The Law of Contract Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

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JC Smith's The Law of Contract Summary

JC Smith's The Law of Contract by Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

About Paul S. Davies (Associate Professor in Law, and Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

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