Chitty on contracts / edited by H. G. Beale.

London : Sweet & Maxwell,

current edition

199204

Contracts -- England.

Contracts -- Wales.

VOLUME I: General principles

PART 1: Introduction

1. Introduction

PART 2: Formation of contract

2. The agreement

3. Mistake as to the terms or as to identity

4. Consideration

5. Form

6. Common mistake

7. Misrepresentation

8. Duress and undue influence

PART 3: Capacity of parties

9. Personal incapacity

10. Corporations and unincorporated associations

11. The Crown, public authorities and the European Union

12. Political immunity and incapacity

PART 4: The terms of contract

13. Express terms

14. Implied terms

15. Exemption clauses

PART 5: Illegality and public policy

16. Illegality and public policy

PART 6: Joint obligations, third parties and assignment

17. Joint obligations

18. Third parties

19. Assignment

20. Death and bankruptcy

PART 7: Performance and discharge

21. Performance

22. Discharge by agreement

23. Discharge by frustration

24. Discharge by breach

25. Other modes of discharge

PART 8: Remedies for breach of contract

26. Damages

27. Action for an agreed sum, specific performance and injunction

28. Limitation of actions

PART 9: Restitution

29. Restitution

PART 10: Conflict of laws

30. Conflict of laws VOLUME II: Specific contracts

31. Agency

32. Arbitration

33. Bailment

34. Bills of exchange and banking

35. Carriage by air

36. Carriage by land

37. Construction contracts

38. Consumer contracts

39. Credit and security

40. Employment

41. Gambling contracts

42. Insurance

43. Restrictive agreements and competition

44. Sale of goods

45. Suretyship.

Chitty on Contracts is the pre-eminent reference work on contract law in the common law world. It has been used for generations by lawyers as the leading guide to contracts, and is relied on to provide insight and aid in complex areas of the law. The work is in two volumes: Volume One covers the General Principles of contract law, while Volume Two offers guidance on Specific Contracts, namely contractual issues in specific industry sectors. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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