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Contract law / / Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn
| Contract law / / Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn |
| Autore | Elliott Catherine |
| Edizione | [Tenth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (458 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs |
| Disciplina | 346.4202 |
| Collana | Always Learning |
| Soggetto topico | Contracts - England |
| ISBN |
1-292-06447-1
1-292-06452-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of EC legislation -- Introduction -- Why do we need contract law? -- 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.
Answering 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. Summary 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. Part 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154771503321 |
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Educating for Sustainability in Primary Schools : Teaching for the Future / / edited by Neil Taylor, Frances Quinn, Chris Eames
| Educating for Sustainability in Primary Schools : Teaching for the Future / / edited by Neil Taylor, Frances Quinn, Chris Eames |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rotterdam : , : SensePublishers : , : Imprint : SensePublishers, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
| Disciplina | 370 |
| Soggetto topico | Education |
| ISBN |
9789463000468
9463000461 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Neil Taylor , Frances Quinn and Chris Eames -- Why do we need to Teach Education for Sustainability at the Primary Level? / Neil Taylor , Frances Quinn and Chris Eames -- Issues and Dimensions of Sustainability / Frances Quinn , Michael Littledyke and Neil Taylor -- How to Teach Education for Sustainability / Kathy Jenkins -- Young Children Sampling Sustainable Learning as Healthier Me / Nadine McCrea and Ros Littledyke -- Differentiating Teaching for Sustainability for Diverse Student Learning / Susen Smith -- Education for Sustainability in Primary Science Education / Frances Quinn , Sue Elliott , Neil Taylor and Michael Littledyke -- Education for Sustainability in Primary Technology Education / Chris Eames , John Lockley and Louise Milne -- Education for Sustainability in Primary School Humanities and Social Sciences Education / Kay Noble -- Education for Sustainability in Primary Mathematics Education / Penelope Serow -- Education for Sustainability in Primary English Education / Diane Hansford -- Sustainability and the Creative Arts / Lynn Everett , Genevieve Noone , Margaret Brooks and Ros Littledyke -- Education for Sustainability in Primary Health and Physical Education / Elizabeth McNeil , Judith Miller and Michael Littledyke -- An Inquiry-Based Cross-Curriculum Approach / Bruce McMullen and Peter Fletcher -- Indigenous Perspectives on EFS in Australia and New Zealand / Jenny Ritchie , Robyn Bull , Whaea Carol Smith , Felicity Evans , Aunty Vera Sullivan , Andrea Marschke and Renee Crilly -- Sustainable Gardening Across the Curriculum / Julie Kennelly and Sue Elliott -- Index / Neil Taylor , Frances Quinn and Chris Eames. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484720803321 |
| Rotterdam : , : SensePublishers : , : Imprint : SensePublishers, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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