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-- The origins of contract law -- Freedom of contract -- Contract and fairness -- The objective approach -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Part 1 The formation of a contract -- Chapter 1 Offer and acceptance -- Unilateral and bilateral contracts -- Offer -- Invitations to treat -- How long does an offer last? -- Acceptance -- Acceptance must be communicated -- Exceptions to the communication rule -- Ignorance of the offer -- Cross offers -- Time of the formation of the contract -- Offer and acceptance implied by the court -- Agreements to negotiate -- Agreements to agree, letters of intent and agreements 'subject to contract' -- Common types of contracts -- How important are offer and acceptance? -- Problems with offer and acceptance -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 1 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Chapter 2 Certainty -- Provision for clarification -- Terms implied by statute -- Previous course of dealing -- Reasonableness -- Custom -- The 'officious bystander' -- Removing minor uncertain terms -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 2 -- Reading list -- Chapter 3 Intention to create legal relations -- Social and domestic agreements -- Commercial agreements -- How important is intention to create legal relations? -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 3 -- Reading list -- Chapter 4 Capacity -- Minors -- Mental incapacity -- Corporations -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 4 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Chapter 5 Formalities -- Contracts that must be made by deed -- Contracts that must be in writing -- Contracts that must be evidenced in writing. 327 $aAnswering questions -- Summary of Chapter 5 -- Reading on the internet -- Chapter 6 Consideration -- What is consideration? -- Performance of an existing duty -- Waiver and promissory estoppel -- Agreement by deed -- Consideration and conditional gifts -- Problems with consideration -- The future of consideration -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 6 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Part 2 The contents of a contract -- Chapter 7 Terms of the contract -- Express terms -- Oral statements -- Written terms -- Collateral contracts -- Oral and written statements -- Interpretation of express terms -- Implied terms -- Terms implied in fact -- Terms implied in law -- Terms implied by custom -- Terms implied by trade usage -- Entire agreement clauses -- The relative importance of contractual terms -- Conditions -- Warranties -- Innominate terms -- Criticism and reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 7 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Chapter 8 Unfair contract terms -- Exemption clauses -- Common law controls -- Statutory controls -- Unfair terms -- Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 -- Comparison between the 1999 Regulations and UCTA -- Other legislative controls -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 8 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Part 3 Vitiating factors -- Chapter 9 Misrepresentation -- What is a misrepresentation? -- Types of misrepresentation -- Remedies for misrepresentation -- Misrepresentation and terms -- Excluding liability for misrepresentation -- Entire agreement clauses and misrepresentation -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 9 -- Reading list -- Chapter 10 Mistake -- General principles -- Common mistake -- Cross-purposes mistake -- Mistakes relating to documents -- Criticism and reform -- Answering questions. 327 $aSummary of Chapter 10 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Chapter 11 Illegality -- Introduction -- Violation of legal rules and public policy -- The effect of an illegal contract -- Criticism -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 11 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Chapter 12 Duress and undue influence -- Duress -- Undue influence -- Inequality of bargaining power -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 12 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Part 4 The rights and liabilities of third parties -- Chapter 13 Third parties -- The privity rule -- Reform -- Contractual rights conferred on third parties -- Statutory rights -- Common law exceptions -- Exceptions in equity -- Arguments for the privity rule -- Arguments against the privity rule -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 13 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Part 5 Discharge and remedies -- Chapter 14 Discharge of contract -- Performance -- The entire performance rule -- Mitigation of the entire performance rule -- Vicarious performance -- Frustration -- What will amount to frustration? -- What will not amount to frustration? -- Legal consequences of frustration -- The theory of frustration -- Breach -- Actual breach -- Anticipatory breach -- Lawful excuse -- Effect of breach -- Choice to affirm or discharge -- Agreement -- Consideration -- Formalities -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 14 -- Reading list -- Chapter 15 Remedies -- Common law remedies -- Damages -- Action for an agreed sum -- Restitution -- Equitable remedies -- Specific performance -- Injunction -- Remedies agreed by the parties -- Liquidated damages -- Penalty clauses -- Extinction of remedies -- The statutory time limits -- Problems with remedies -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 15 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet. 327 $aPart 6 Consumer protection -- Chapter 16 Consumer contracts -- History -- Contracts for the sale of goods -- Contracts for the supply of services -- Hire contracts -- Manufacturers' liability -- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 -- Unsolicited goods -- Consumer credit -- Contract law and consumer protection -- Reform -- Answering questions -- Summary of Chapter 16 -- Reading list -- Reading on the internet -- Appendix: Answering examination questions -- Essay questions -- Problem questions -- Glossary -- Index. 330 $aWere you looking for the book with access to MyLawChamber? 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