A Casebook on Contract

Description

'...provides everything you want in a case book: a stimulating, thought-provoking and up to date account of contract law. It combines both fantastic academic commentary and superbly selected materials making it simply one of the best contract law casebooks.' Student Law Journal This is the seventh, fully updated, edition of Professor Burrows' Casebook, offering law students the ideal way to discover and understand contract law through reading highlights from the leading cases. Designed to be used either on its own or to supplement a contract law textbook, this book covers the undergraduate contract law course in a series of clearly presented and carefully structured chapters. The author provides an expert introduction to each topic and his succinct notes and questions seek to guide students to a proper understanding of the cases. The relevant statutes are also set out along with a principled analysis of them. In addition to cross-references to further discussion in the leading textbooks, an innovative feature is the summary of leading academic articles in each chapter. The book is designed not to overwhelm students by its length but covers all aspects of the law of contract most commonly found in the undergraduate curriculum.

Andrew Burrows is Professor of the Law of England at the University of Oxford.

The book covers the key cases considered in the contract law teaching syllabus. It is beneficial that the book includes background commentary on each topic which helps set the appropriate context for the cases discussed. The inclusion of a "notes and questions" section is also helpful as students can use it to test their understanding of the cases considered. For readers wishing to research a topic further, the "additional reading" section at the end of each chapter and the brief synopsis of the recommended texts are immensely helpful. -- Dr Nwanneka Ezechukwu * University of Sheffield * Excellent casebook on contract law. Clear and well written. Covers key authorities. Recommended for undergraduates. -- Dr Saba Navid * University of Bristol * This book is one of the most valuable I know on English Contract Law. It provides both a clear presentation of the subject-matter and a thorough analysis of essential cases. Indispensable for anyone interested in English Contract Law. -- Pascal Pichonnaz * University of Fribourg * The book provides students...with clear information about contracts and their implications on the relationship between the parties. Thus, it is essential for students to digest before moving to other parts of the module which are based on those principles and theorems. -- Jens Krebs * University of Portsmouth *