Principles of Australian Contract Law is designed to equip students and legal practitioners with the knowledge and skills required to understand and apply relevant contractual principles to the resolution of issues in this area of study. Written in an accessible style, it introduces and discusses key concepts with a focus on pertinent case law and legislation. The explanatory approach will help students to develop the analytical and problem-solving skills necessary for successful legal practice. The book has a logical structure that makes it easy to navigate between topics.
Concepts covered include:
• History and theory
• Formation of a contract
• Terms of a contract
• Vitiating factors
• Discharge
• Illegality
• Remedies based on contract
• Other bases of relief, including equitable and statutory relief
• Third party rights
The sixth edition has been fully revised and updated to include recent developments and is suitable for standalone use or with the companion casebook, Radan, Gooley and Vickovich, Principles of Australian Contract Law: Cases and Materials.
Features
• Explanatory approach and accessible style assist student understanding
• Logical structure makes the book easy to navigate between topics
• Designed to support single semester courses
Related Titles
• Radan, Gooley & Vickovich, Principles of Australian Contract Law: Cases and Materials, 6th ed, 2024
By:
Peter Radan Imprint: LexisNexis Butterworths Australia Country of Publication: Australia Edition: 6th edition Weight: 3.800kg ISBN:9780409356878 ISBN 10: 0409356875 Publication Date:06 October 2023 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Ch 1. Introduction PART I HISTORY AND THEORY Ch 2. History of Contract Law Ch 3. Contract Theory PART II FORMATION OF A CONTRACT Ch 4. The Fact of Agreement Ch 5. The Requirements of Certainty and Completeness Ch 6. Consideration Ch 7. Intention to Create Legal Relations Ch 8. The Requirement of Writing Ch 9. Capacity PART III TERMS OF A CONTRACT Ch 10. Express Terms Ch 11. Implied Terms Ch 12. Construction of Contractual Terms Ch 13. Construction of Exclusion Clauses PART IV VITIATING FACTORS Ch 14. Misrepresentation Ch 15. Misleading or Deceptive Conduct Ch 16. Mistake Ch 17. Duress Ch 18. Undue Influence Ch 19. Unconscionable Transactions Ch 20. Contracts Review Act Ch 21. Unfair Contracts PART V DISCHARGE Ch 22. Discharge by Performance Ch 23. Discharge by Agreement Ch 24. Discharge by Breach Ch 25. Discharge by Frustration PART VI ILLEGALITY Ch 26. Statutory Illegality Ch 27. Common Law Illegality Ch 28. Effect of Illegality PART VII REMEDIES BASED ON CONTRACT Ch 29. Damages for Breach of Contract Ch 30. Actions for a Fixed Sum and Debt Ch 31. Specific Performance Ch 32. Injunction Ch 33. Equitable Damages Ch 34. Rectification Ch 35. Rescission PART VIII OTHER BASES OF RELIEF Ch 36. Equitable Estoppel Ch 37. Liability in the Law of Torts Ch 38. Restitution PART IX THIRD PARTY RIGHTS Ch 39. Privity of Contract Ch 40. Assignment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities
