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Poole's Textbook on Contract Law Robert Merkin KC (Professor of Law, University of Reading and Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Exeter)

Poole's Textbook on Contract Law By Robert Merkin KC (Professor of Law, University of Reading and Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Exeter)

Summary

The sixteenth edition of this established and popular text provides clear and commercially-focused coverage of contract law. Case-driven content and succinct explanations are combined with summaries, questions, and examples to allow students to gain a sound understanding of the theory and application of contract law principles.

Poole's Textbook on Contract Law Summary

Poole's Textbook on Contract Law by Robert Merkin KC (Professor of Law, University of Reading and Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Exeter)

A student classic: clear, comprehensive, contextual. The immensely popular Poole's Textbook on Contract Law has been guiding students through contract law for over 20 years. The law of contract is placed within its commercial context, and students are provided with a detailed yet accessible treatment of all the key areas of contract law. Case-driven content and succinct explanations are combined with summaries, questions, and examples to allow students to gain a sound understanding of the theory and application of contract law principles. Digital formats and resources: The sixteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with embedded self-assessment activities, and multi-media content including a series of supportive videos and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks - The study tools that enhance the e-book are all also available as stand-alone online resources for use alongside the print book. Online resources include: - Over 300 multiple choice questions with answers and feedback - A selection of videos from the authors - Guidance on answering problem questions in contract law - Exercises and guidance on reading cases.

About Robert Merkin KC (Professor of Law, University of Reading and Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Exeter)

Robert Merkin KC is Professor of Law, University of Reading; Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Exeter; and Special Counsel to Duncan Cotterill. Robert has written a number of texts and articles on contract, insurance and arbitration. He is co-editor of the Lloyd's Law Reports. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (honoris causa) in 2015 and was awarded a higher doctorate by Cardiff University in the same year. In 2018 Rob became Honorary Life President of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA). He has co-edited the book Essays in Memory of Professor Jill Poole: Coherence, Modernisation and Integration in Contract, Commercial and Corporate Laws (Routledge, 2018). Severine Saintier is Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Cardiff. She is currently co-I with Exeter law colleague Dr Vessio in the externally funded and multidisciplinary project on circularity and the blockchain (https://circularrevolution.wales/about/) with Exeter Business School, Swansea University and Riversimple. She has co-edited Vulnerable Consumers and the Law, Consumer Protection and Access to Justice (Routledge, 2020) and written a number of articles for leading journals including the Journal of Business Law and the European Review of Private Law. Severine is co-author with Robert of the privity chapter in Essays in Memory of Professor Jill Poole: Coherence, Modernisation and Integration in Contract, Commercial and Corporate Laws (Routledge, 2018).

Table of Contents

1: Introduction to the law of contract Part 1 Formation 2: Agreement 3: Enforceability of promises: consideration and promissory estoppel 4: Intention to be legally bound, formalities and capacity to contract Part 2 Content, Interpretation, Performance and Privity 5: Content of the contract and principles of interpretation 6: Exemption clauses and unfair contract terms 7: Privity of contract and third party rights Part 3 Vitiating Factors 8: Mistake 9: Misrepresentation 10: Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains 11: Illegality Part 4 Discharge by Frustration, Breach, and Remedies 12: Discharge by frustration: subsequent impossibility 13: Breach of contract 14: Damages for breach of contract 15: Remedies for providing specific relief and restitutionary remedies

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NGR9780192885098
9780192885098
019288509X
Poole's Textbook on Contract Law by Robert Merkin KC (Professor of Law, University of Reading and Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Exeter)
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Paperback
Oxford University Press
2023-05-31
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