A Textbook on CONTRACT

• Main Author: Downes, T. Antony (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Financial Training 1987
• Subjects: Contracts > England
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xxvi, 333 pages 22 cm
• ISBN: 1851850767; 9781851850761

For students taking accountancy, law and other professional courses, a secure knowledge of essential elements of contract law is crucial. Yet, many studying contract law for the first time find the detailed workings of the legal system bewildering and complex. The author of this book recognises the necessity for a general introduction to legal method and provides the foundations for tackling contract law. He then guides the reader through the intricacies of the law in a lucid and accessible manner. The treatment of the law itself is challenging and dynamic, exposing students to the full complexities of the modern law and to current legal thought. Contents Include: Legal Method: The Legal Structure; Sources of Law. The Impact of the EEC; The Law of Contract: Introduction; Formation of Agreements; Essential Ingredients of Enforceability, Mistake, Policing the Bargain; Misrepresentation; The Substance of the Contract; Discharge of the Contract; Enforcement of Contractual Obligations; Contracts and Third Parties: Privity of Contract; Assignment; Agency. About the Author: T.A.Downes, B.A., B.C.L., has taught contract law in the UK and America for a number of years. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Durham, specialising in contract and commercial law. He has written widely on contract law and other areas of law.