Contract law / Neil Andrews

Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. I. Introduction -- Main features of contract law -- Pt. II. Formation -- The pre-contractual phase -- Offer and acceptance -- Certainty -- Pt. III. Consideration and intent to create legal relations -- Consideration and estoppel -- Intent to create legal relations -- Pt. IV. Third Parties and assignment -- Third parties -- Assignment -- Pt. V. Vitiating elements -- Misrepresentation -- Mistake -- Duress, undue influence, and unconscionability -- Pt. VI. Terms and Interpretation -- Terms in general -- Implied terms -- Interpretation and rectification of written contracts -- Exclusion clauses -- Pt. VII. Breakdown and liability -- Frustration -- Breach and performance -- Pt. VIII. Remedies for Breach -- Judicial remedies for breach of contract -- Consensual remedies for breach of contract : liquidated damages and deposits -- Pt. IX. Illegality and Public Policy -- Illegality and public policy -- Pt. X. The future -- International and European ’soft law’ codes : lessons for English law?