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Oxford University Press Anson’S Law Of Contract by Jack Beatson FBA and Andrew Burrows FBA and QC (Hon) and John Cartwright
About Idea and Methods of Legal Research
A classic of contract law, Anson’s Law of Contract has been a seminal text for generations of contract law students, practitioners, and academics
Provides comprehensive, authoritative analysis of the principles of the subject, with clear exposition of the key considerations underlying contract interpretation, helping students to understand complex concepts
Written by three of the foremost experts in the field, collectively experienced in research, teaching, and practice, lending academic and scholarly weight to this text
Provides exceptional clarity with content broken down into manageable sections and headings to make the text approachable for students new to the subject
New to this Edition:
New material in this edition includes 12 Supreme Court cases, more than 15 decisions of the Court of Appeal, and a number of significant High Court decisions. The new cases include FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Glas Trust Corp Ltd [2019] (the (subjective) test for rectification); Times Travel (UK) Ltd v Pakistan International Airlines Corp [2019] (‘lawful act’ duress); First Tower Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd [2018] (no representation and no reliance clauses); Sheikh Tahnoon Al Nehayan v Kent [2018] and Bates v Post Office [2019] (both on an implied term of good faith); and Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd [2017] (interpretation).
Substantially redeveloped coverage of illegality following the new approach laid down by the Supreme Court in Patel v Mirza [2016]; coverage also takes into account the Court of Appeal’s decision in Okedina v Chikale [2019] (no statutory illegality defence) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] (severance in the context of contracts in restraint of trade)
A new section on no oral variation clauses has been included in the chapter on form to cover the Supreme Courts decision in MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd [2018]; and a new section on negotiating damages has been included in the chapter on damages to cover the Supreme Court’s decision in Morris-Garner v One Step (Support) Ltd [2018].