Cheshire & Fifoot law of contract / N. C. Seddon, R. A. Bigwood.

Chatswood, NSW : LexisNexis, 2022.

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Law of contract

Contracts -- Australia.

Part I: Overview of the law of contract

1. Overview of contract law

Part II: Contract formation

2. Estoppel

3. Agreement: offer and acceptance

4. Consideration

5. Intention to create legal relations

6. Uncertainty

7. Privity of contract

8. Assignment of contractual rights and liabilities

Part III: Breach and construction

9. Breach

10. Construction of contracts

Part IV: Excuses

11. Misrepresentation and misleading conduct

12. Mistake

13. Duress

14. Undue influence

15. Unconscionable conduct

16. Formalities

17. Incapacity

18. Illegal contracts

Part V: Termination

19. Termination by frustration

20. Termination for non-fulfilment of contingent condition

21. Termination for breach

22. Variation and termination by consent

Part VI: Remedies

23. Damages

24. Equitable remedies

25. Limitation of actions

26. Restitution and debt

Part VII: History and theory

27. Historical introduction to the law of contract

28. A guide to contract theory

Index.

Alongside the latest edition of the longstanding book, this develops the title into a subscription title on our digital offering. With the addition of the updating format, Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract will take account of developments in contract law, and will provide authoritative and comprehensive coverage of important areas of contract law including estoppel, restitution and statutory misleading conduct. It follows the contractual process structurally, stepping through the contract formation, construction and breach, excuses, and termination and ensure that the practitioner has access to all the information needed for the particular problem they are dealing with. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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