Poole's Textbook on Contract Law 14e 9780198816980

A student classic: clear, comprehensive, contextual. Jill Poole's immensely popular Textbook on Contract Law has been guiding students through contract law for over 20 years. This new edition has been updated with the latest key legal developments by Professor Robert Merkin and Dr Séverine Saintier. The law of contract is placed within its commercial context, and students are provided with a detailed yet accessible treatment of all the key areas of contract law.

1:Introduction to the law of contract
Part 1 Formation
2:Agreement
3:Agreement problems
4: Enforceability of promises: consideration and promissory estoppel
5: Intention to be legally bound, formalities and capacity to contract
Part 2 Content, Interpretation, Performance and Breach
6:Content of the contract and principles of interpretation
7:Exemption clauses and unfair contract terms
8: Breach of contract
Part 3 Enforcement of Contractual Obligations
9:Damages for breach of contract
10:Remedies providing for specific relief and restitutionary remedies
11: Privity of contract and third party rights
12: Discharge by frustration: subsequent impossibility
Part 4 Methods of Policing the Making of the Contract
13: Non-agreement mistake
14:Misrepresentation
15:Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains
16:Illegality