Contract law in Australia / J. W. Carter.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2018.

7th edition

88346

Carter on Contract.

Contracts -- Australia.

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Default rules, commercial construction and good faith

Part II: Agreement

3. Formation of contract

4. Uncertain and incomplete promises

5. Conditional promises

6. Promises supported by consideration

7. Promises supported by estoppel

8. Promises intended to create legal relations

9. Promises requiring written evidence

Part III: Terms of the contract

10. Express terms

11. Implied terms and consumer guarantees

12. Construction principles

13. Classification of terms

14. Exclusion clauses

Part IV: Parties to the contract

15. Capacity

16. Privity of contract and plurality of parties

17. Assignment of contractual rights

Part V: Vitiating factors

18. Contracts induced by misleading conduct

19. Misleading conduct under statute

20. Contractual mistake

21. Documents mistakenly signed

22. Duress

23. Undue influence

24. Unconscionable conduct, unjust contracts and unfair terms

Part VI: Illegality

25. Illegal contracts

26. Contracts in restraint of trade

27. The effects of illegality

Part VII: Performance and breach

28. Performance of the contract

29. Breach of contract

Part VIII: Termination for breach or repudiation

30. Right to terminate for breach or repudiation

31. Restrictions on termination

32. Consequences of termination

Part IX: Termination by frustration

33. Termination by frustration

34. Consequences of frustration

Part X: Remedies

35. General principles of contract damages

36. Particular issues in contract damages

37. Recovery of sums fixed by the contract

38. Restitution

39. Specific performance

40. Injunction.

Contract Law in Australia provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contract law in Australia. The authoritative analysis includes detailed discussion of contract formation, terms, parties, vitiating factors, illegality, performance and breach, and termination. An emphasis on the remedial side of contract law, the easy to follow format, the book's regular citation in the courts, copious references to secondary sources and a detailed index all combine to make it the ideal work on contract law for students and practitioners alike. The seventh edition continues the clear and concise style that has made previous editions so successful. All chapters have been revised to cover developments since the sixth edition, with many chapters restructured within a logical and coherent framwork. Developments include: new Ch 2 ('Default Rules, Commercial Construction and Good Faith'); Ch 12 ('Construction Principles') substantially rewritten; Discussion of recent High Court decisions, such as: Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (penalties), Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (reasonable endeavours), Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (implied terms), Crown Melbourne Ltd v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd (promissory estoppel and contract terms), Clark v Macourt (damages); Legislative changes, such as the extension of unfair contract terms regimes to 'small business contracts'. Features: Authoritative and experienced author; Comprehensive coverage; Clear layout and design; Covers contracts under the Australian Consumer Law. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409348316

lxxxii, 979 p. ; 25 cm