Contract Law

Students often find the complex and commercial nature of contract law a real challenge. Contract Law tackles this head-on with problem scenarios and illustrations that reinforce learning and bring the law to life. It equips students with comprehensive knowledge of contract law and gives them the opportunity to engage with the content at a much deeper level.

The clear structure and guiding narrative, married with rigorous academic analysis and examination of the law, provides unrivalled support to enable students to confidently navigate the complexities of contract law. Contract Law empowers students to understand, analyse, and critique the law, and to develop their ability to participate in academic debate with confidence and skill.

Digital formats and resources:

The third edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
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- On the accompanying online resources students can find additional support for their studies, including podcasts and videos

TT Arvind, Professor of Law and Head of Department, York Law School, University of York

TT Arvind is Professor of Law and Head of Department at York Law School, University of York. His research focuses on the history and social context of private law and he has a strong interest in developing problem-based and experiential approaches to teaching and learning in law.

1. Introduction
Part I: Forming Contracts
2. Bargaining and agreeing: offer, acceptance, and formation
3. Consideration: the requirement of mutuality
4. Contracts and informal relations: the intention to create legal relations
5. Non-contractual promises: promissory and proprietary estoppel
Part II: Keeping Contracts
6. Assembling the contract: representations, terms, and incorporation
7. Interpreting the terms: construction, rectification, and mutual mistake
8. Filling the gaps: implied terms
9. Flexible terms: uncertainty, vagueness, and incompleteness
10. Fundamental changes: frustration and common mistake
Part III: Regulating Contracts
11. Untrue statements: misrepresentation and unilateral mistake
12. The limits of hard bargaining: duress and undue influence
13. Controlling contract terms: exclusion clauses, penalties, and consumer protection
14. Protecting the public interest: the doctrine of illegality
Part IV: Enforcing Contracts
15. Breach of contract: repudiation and the right to terminate
16. Compensatory remedies: damages for breach of contract
17. Non-compensatory remedies: specific performance, debt, and restitution
18. Privity and third parties: protecting the rights of non-parties