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Elliott & Quinn's Contract Law, 12th edition

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  • Catherine Elliott
  • Frances Quinn

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Provide your students with the essential resources to study Contract Law in one leading text.

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Fully updated with all the latest legal developments in contract law, this 12th edition also includes:

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Elliott & Quinn's Contract Law, 12th edition is the leading text for law students, providing coverage of the fundamental legal issues in a clear, accessible language they can understand, offering an array of useful resources that prompt them to develop their own views on the effectiveness of current laws.

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Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments
Table of EU legislation
Introduction

Part 1 The formation of a contract

  1. Offer and acceptance
  2. Certainty
  3. Intention to create legal relations
  4. Capacity
  5. Formalities
  6. Consideration

Part 2 The contents of a contract

  1. Terms of the contract
  2. Unfair contract terms

Part 3 Vitiating factors

  1. Misrepresentation
  2. Mistake
  3. Illegality
  4. Duress and undue influence

Part 4 Third parties

  1. Third parties

Part 5 discharge and remedies

  1. Discharge of contract
  2. Remedies

Part 6 Consumer protection

  1. Consumer contracts
Answering examination questions
Glossary
Index

Frances Quinn (LLB) is an award-winning journalist with a particular interest in, and experience of, the law.

The late Catherine Elliott (LLB, DEA) was a qualified barrister and experienced university lecturer, who wrote extensively in the field of law.

Consultant editor

Stephen Bunbury is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Westminster.

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